US EditionTorrential rains: Montreal calls on Quebec to expand flood compensation
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, JUL 14 – Montreal officials want Quebec to cover flood damage for all affected residents after up to 100 millimetres of rain caused widespread flooding, mayor said.
- On July 14, 2025, Montreal mayor Valérie Plante and Philippe Gauthier visited Yves Alavoe, whose residence was impacted by flash flooding caused by heavy weekend rains.
- The flooding, caused by up to 100 millimetres of rain on Sunday, triggered calls for the provincial disaster compensation program to include urban areas beyond waterways.
- Currently, residents only qualify for compensation if flooding results from an overflowing nearby waterway, a restriction criticized by the city and a regional body last year.
- Mayor Plante emphasized the importance of adjusting the provincial disaster compensation program to provide equal coverage for urban communities as it currently does for rural ones.
- Expanding this program would acknowledge urban flood risks and support Montrealers affected by extreme weather, potentially reducing financial hardship from such events.
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The water is being wiped out, the damage is being collected, but the frustration remains. In the aftermath of the heavy rains that have flooded some areas, disaster victims denounce the City of Montreal's "negligence" in the modernization of sewers and underground pipes. Valérie Plante's administration replied that it will continue to improve its network, but that the effects will not be immediate.
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Mayor Valérie Plante met the people affected by the floods on Sunday.
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Torrential rains: Montreal calls on Quebec to expand flood compensation
MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor says the province must expand its disaster compensation program in the wake of torrential rainfall over the weekend that flooded many homes.
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