Montreal Declares State of Emergency as Spring Flooding Risk Continues to Rise

Montreal Declares State of Emergency as Spring Flooding Risk Continues to Rise
Canadian Forces personnel reinforce a barrier against rising flood waters on April 26, 2019, in Point Calumet, Que. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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MONTREAL—As a steady rain moved into Quebec Friday, Montreal declared a state of emergency and authorities kept close tabs on a dam and a dike that were placing residents at risk to the west of the city.

Provincial police were patrolling an area of homes and cottages along the Rouge River, about 140 kilometres west of Montreal, where 75 people were forced out when a hydro dam was declared to be at risk of failing.