— along the Ottawa River — is salvageable. A home off of Beachburg Road by the Ottawa River in Whitewater Region, east of Pembroke, Ontario is completely surrounded by water as flooding continues in the region, on Saturday, May 11, 2019. “’I just want to go home.’” Thousands of sandbags may not be enough, however, to hold back the force of the Ottawa River and its historic levels. Bennett said his township, located along the Ottawa River south of Pembroke, Ont., declared a state of emergency at the end of April but sandbagging efforts continue. “We’ll get through it.” Nearby Pembroke also remains in a state of emergency, as does the City of Ottawa.

Source: thestar May 12, 2019 19:10 UTC