Toronto floods: Clean-up after major storm could take several hours, mayor says
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Published 2024-07-16
Power was also knocked out to over 167,000 Toronto Hydro customers, but power was slowly being restored by Tuesday evening, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said.
“The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) — especially in the Union Station area — experienced flooding but most of the stations and the buses all of that is operating,” said Chow.
Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson said a number of road closures remain in place as of early Tuesday evening, and that clean-up from the storm could take several hours leaving several roadways closed until they are cleared.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported that Hwy 410 Southbound ramp to Hwy 401 was experiencing “extensive flooding.”
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All Comments (21)
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Thankfully that rain water tax wasn't implemented
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the DVP floods every time theres a significant amount of rain. why dont they just build better guards??
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They will never fix it so they can use that as distraction
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Horrible road design. 400 has standing water over small rain.
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And that's what happens when a city takes all of it's green space and develops it. No open ground to absorb moisture.
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No one could have predicted flooding to this extent 🙄
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I hope no one got stuck in their basements like in New York a few years back
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I'm sorry, I just don't understand how you could see a river on the road and KEEP GOING! Like, don't these people have any sense? How the hell do you "get caught" in THAT much rain? When it comes half way up the tires, I'm going home or at least parking by the nearest restaurant. How are people DRIVING in these rivers?
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Even Noah was prepared and planned ahead for the flood…
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Flooding has happened in Toronto for decades and they never fixed it!!
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How about instead of spending tax money on renaming streets you spend it on your old infrastructure
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OMG TORONTO HAS A FLOOD?!? Call in the army....
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imagine if this was snow lol
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ICYMI: Patience is in short supply
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Anyone still without power? Mine has been off most of the day. 😢
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So, poor explanation. Can not predict whether.....very poor management....
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We need 2 things. 1) Better leadership and an actual world stage infrastructure. Both are far off.
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How are the work conditions looking for tomorrow in the downtown harbour front area?
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Rain tax ? More like Olivia Chow Tax
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Hours to clean up? You realize in western Canada where there's not tow truck drivers that would take a week to clean up?
