With the worst of the flooding over, residents in the southwestern communities of Windsor and Tecumseh, Ont., continue to pump water out of their basements, while finally assessing the extent of the damage. Residents in Windsor are still assessing the damage to their homes after flooding earlier this week. "People's sewers can't keep up and sump pumps are burning out," he said. Sump pumps a hot commodityIn the last couple days, hardware stores were barely able to keep up with the demand for sump pumps and ventilators. Customers rushed to places like Princess Auto, eager to get their hands on sump pumps.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2016 18:02 UTC