Floods: landlocked citizens in Lac-Beauport

Several sectors of the municipality of Lac-Beauport are made inaccessible by the flooding, which is caused by the torrential rains that have been falling since Sunday.

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Citizens living north of the Yellow River are currently isolated, while the three bridges that span the river are currently closed to traffic.

“After 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, citizens living north of the river, i.e. in the Mont-Cervin, Mélèzes and Exalt district sectors, will no longer be able to leave the area surrounded by water, and this, for several hours”, warns the municipal administration of Lac-Beauport, in an alert sent to residents on which The newspaper put his hand.

An escape route should be set up on the Simons Falls bridge, “by the end of the afternoon”, we can read. The City recommends that all residents stay indoors and use their 72-hour emergency kit.

Problems near the lake

A little further on the outskirts, Chemin de la Coulée was devastated by the large quantities of water. Traffic is impossible in the area, since a segment of the roadway has been destroyed.

Evacuations in Quebec

The City of Quebec carried out the preventive evacuation of about twenty residences located on rue des Trois-Saults, in the Beauport sector.

The Quebec City Police Department (SPVQ) and the Quebec City Fire Protection Service (SPCIQ) are on site to coordinate everything. The intervention of the SPCIQ nautical squad was requested to help the citizens.

“The water level of the Montmorency River has exceeded its flood threshold and the water flow continues to increase, which represents a risk for several residences”, warns the spokesperson of the SPCIQ, Alexandre Lajoie, by way of press release.

The Sainte-Anne canyon closed for the first time

For the first time in its history, the flow of water forced the Sainte-Anne Canyon site to close its trails and observation points for the day on Tuesday.

The sudden flood of waters forced the management of the tourist attraction to suspend its activities. Usually pretty calm at the top of the falls, the stream was extremely choppy in the morning.

Here are pictures of Montmorency Falls

More details will follow…