1,000 Homes Evacuated in Quebec’s Laurentians Region Over Fears Dike Could Burst

1,000 Homes Evacuated in Quebec’s Laurentians Region Over Fears Dike Could Burst
Quebec's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Hundreds of residents of two municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians region have been ordered to leave their homes because of the risk a nearby dike could burst.

The evacuation order was issued on Dec. 3 for about 1,000 properties near the Kiamika River in the municipalities of Chute-St-Philippe and Lac-des-Écorces.