Quebec officials say 89 communities affected by spring flooding

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Quebec public safety officers say 89 municipalities are coping with spring flooding with greater than 660 folks throughout the province pressured to go away their houses.

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The areas hardest hit are Outaouais, in western Quebec, the Mauricie area in central Quebec, in addition to the Laurentians, Lanaudière and Montérégie areas that encompass Montreal.

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Officers say greater than 1,200 houses have been flooded.

In Gatineau, throughout from Ottawa, authorities say the water ranges have begun to stabilize in a single day, and a gradual and gradual decline may start to begin the week.

Within the provincial capital space, which incorporates Charlevoix area, 364 folks have been listed as unable to return residence.

That area northeast of Quebec Metropolis is the place two volunteer firefighters died Monday after they have been swept away throughout a rescue operation.

The coroner’s workplace recognized the firefighters as Régis Lavoie and Christopher Lavoie.

Their our bodies have been discovered two days later about 500 metres aside within the Rivière du Gouffre, in St-Urbain, the place they labored.