Flooding near Ottawa turns neighborhood into an ISLAND
The recent rise in Ottawa River water levels overwhelmed the sandbags that were protecting a neighborhood in the Lacroix Bay area near Pembroke, Ontario and has temporarily turned it into an island.
Homes are currently only accessible by boat and Canadian Armed Forces members were deployed on Saturday to assist local officials with relief efforts.
Soaking rains on Thursday and Friday have drained into the river over the weekend, which has raised water levels to historic heights.
On Saturday afternoon a 59-year-old record was broken when water levels reached 113.68 metres, which was one centimetre higher than the record-breaking water levels of 1960.
The City of Ottawa has stated that water levels are rising in Constance Bay, Britannia, and Cumberland, and will peak on either Sunday or Monday.
Ottawa is still under a state of emergency and there are a number of residents in the region that have not yet returned home after properties were severely damaged by floods.
