Published on July 11, 2023 at 1:26 p.m.
After Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, it is the turn of Sherbrooke and Cookshire-Eaton to carry out preventive evacuations due to flooding.
Forty evacuations
More than 100mm of rain has fallen in the Sherbrooke area since Sunday evening. Sherbrooke City Public Safety Organization conducted about thirty evacuations in Cookshire-Eaton as well as a dozen in Sherbrooke as of Tuesday morning. The Cookshire-Eaton mobile home park has been particularly hard hit by the flooding of the River Eaton.
temporary situation
These evacuations were not to last long. Rainfall in the region is expected to decrease in intensity as the day progresses. Even if the rain stops, the level of the river will continue to rise, but major flooding is not expected. On the Sherbrooke side, residents near the Saint-François River are affected by evacuations.
closed roads
Route 243 remains closed in Potton between Vale Perkins and Vallée Missisquoi streets. Highway 410 is still inaccessible from Glenday Road to Lennoxville. In Ham-Sud, Chemin Saint-Camille is also closed in Ruisseau Darveau. In West Bolton, Bailey Road near 243 is closed. The municipality ensures that the road is repaired by the end of the day.
The rain won’t let go
The rain will continue until Tuesday evening, especially around the Capitale-Nationale, in Charlevoix and Saguenay. Another 30 to 50mm of rain could fall in some areas by Tuesday evening.
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