Residents in Quebec’s Laurentians Waiting for News After Evacuation From Eroded Dike

Residents in Quebec’s Laurentians Waiting for News After Evacuation From Eroded Dike
Debris lines a street as clean up continues in parts of Ste.Marthe-sur-la-Lac, Que., on May 6, 2019. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Hundreds of residents of two municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians region are awaiting further news after being ordered to leave their homes due to structural problems in a nearby dike.

Government inspectors found structural weaknesses in the Morier dike during a recent visit that could lead it to burst.