MONTREAL — Quebec public security officials called for the immediate evacuation of an area along the Rouge River west of Montreal on Thursday because of the risk a hydro dam could fail. Quebec provincial police tweeted they were helping about 250 people get clear of the affected area as a preventive measure. The dam failure alert was to be maintained until 11:45 p.m. Thursday, according to the Quebec public security website. Officials say the flood risk remains high because of a combination of precipitation in the forecast and melting snow to the north. Quebec public security officials said more than 2,500 homes were flooded and more than 2,100 were isolated Thursday, meaning they were considered cut off due to washed out roads or landslides.

Source: National Post April 25, 2019 20:09 UTC