This is a look at the flooding that has created an emergency situation In Montreal, Canada.
May 9, 2017
DAHBOO777 - Underground World News | May 8, 2017 | ... State of Emergency In Montreal from Flooding, Hundreds of Troops Deployed ... | In other news: The Globe And Mail -- In Canada, flooding happens because governments let it happen -- It’s predictable because, in Canada, we do almost nothing to prevent flood damage in urban areas. As a consequence, flooding is the “most costly hazard in terms of urban property damage, and water-related losses have surpassed fire and theft as the principal source of property insurance claims,” according to a new study from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Some of the flooding is caused by severe storms that overload antiquated municipal sewage systems, as was the case in Toronto in 2013. But most is of the overland variety, like the massive flooding in Calgary the same year, when the Bow and Elbow rivers overran their banks.... |