After torrential rains that occurred in less than 24 hours, the infrastructures of the municipality of Chertsey are under close surveillance. Hundreds of citizens are still isolated Monday morning.
During the day on Sunday, no less than 100 mm of precipitation fell on Chertsey, in the Lanaudière region. With its 110 lakes and 58 dams, such bad weather inevitably causes great pressure on the city’s dams and roads.
“The situation is under close surveillance for the next 12 to 18 hours,” indicated Sunday evening its general director, Marc-André Plante, in an interview with The Press. “All our teams are at work tonight to monitor the entire territory. »
According to him, 10 to 12 streets and roads were flooded at the time, but no one was evacuated. Some residences were at risk of flooding and a shed had already suffered significant damage. In two places, the road had subsided, making traffic impossible – many citizens were therefore isolated. “Obviously, it is our priority to ensure that this road is restored,” said the general director.
As of Monday morning, the situation is “under control despite everything,” he told The Press. A lake has overflowed and is under close surveillance. Hundreds of citizens are still landlocked, according to Marc-André Plante. He predicts that by early afternoon, several roads will be cleared, but around 25 people will still be isolated.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY MARC-ANDRÉ PLANTE
Citizens are encouraged to minimize their travel and quickly report any emergency situation to the municipality.
No residences were flooded apart from a few “minor situations,” he said. There has been no major illness or accident as far as he knows, but a young mother found herself running out of milk for her baby. The emergency services intervened at VTT to take him to a pharmacy and allow him to buy some.
Citizens are always encouraged to minimize their travel and quickly report any emergency situation to the municipality.
Marc-André Plante emphasizes that his municipality includes 5,600 permanent citizens, but that with Saint-Jean, the city generally welcomes between 17,000 and 18,000 people. He invites the population to follow the evolution of the situation on the municipality’s social networks.