Quebec’s Ministry of Public Safety issued a warning late Sunday evening about the risk of a levee breach for residents of the Kiamika and Lièvre rivers in Chute-Saint-Philippe and Lac-des-Écorces in the Laurentians.
“If you are in the affected areas, evacuate to the Mont-Laurier Sports Center. Follow the instructions of local authorities,” we could read on the website of the warning system Québec en Alerte at around 10:10 p.m.
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“I am closely monitoring the situation together with the civilian security teams. There [Sûreté du Québec] is also mobilized locally. [Le ministère de l’Environnement] and that [Sécurité publique] “We are in contact with the affected municipalities, the MP for Labelle and the Red Cross to support citizens,” he assured.
I have been informed of a preventive evacuation in Chute-Saint-Philippe and Lac-des-Écorces related to the instability of the Morier dike. I am closely monitoring the situation together with the civil security teams. There @sureteduquebec is also mobilized locally.
— François Bonnardel (@fbonnardelCAQ) December 4, 2023
On the same social network, Urgence Québec specified that people affected by evacuations must plan to leave their residence “for at least five days”, recalling the importance of “evacuating calmly, respecting the instructions of those involved on site.” “.