So, has the flooding in Ottawa & area made the news elsewhere? This year the Ottawa River actually surged higher than it did in 2017 (anyone remember my
pictures from that year?)
Many more homes were destroyed this year. A suburb of Montreal had to be evacuated in minutes when a dam upstream burst. A major bridge connecting Ottawa to Gatineau had to be closed because the water was so high (barely below the "road" part of the bridge, in fact).
This is from today:
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Anyone fancy a picnic?
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Believe it or not, this is a parking lot:
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Willow is bewildered.
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