Montreal Flood Emergency: Rivers on High Alert

0:00Montreal just kicked off its top-level flood emergency plan this Friday morning, putting the city and nearby spots on high alert for heavy rain, hitting this weekend. With water levels already up in rivers like the Rivier de Prairies and Ottawa River, they're gearing up to handle any overflow fast. Environment Canada dropped a special weather warning early Friday, calling for showers across southern Quebec from Saturday night through Sunday. People say even though it's sunny now, rain upstream could push rivers over the edge in the north end burrows, West Island, and beyond. Mayor Soraya Martinez-Ferrata stressed safety first, activating the plan to move quick if needed. Fire Chief Richard Liebman pointed out, they got to watch weather patterns from farther away, too, since Mother Nature don't play favorites. Surrounding towns are stepping up, Vaudreille, Dorianne, Bum, to yellow alert, rego handing out sandbags and setting wave barriers, while... Pierre Fonds, Roxboro, and LaValle build dikes and check pumps. Rodins in watch mode after some early street closures.

1:02Everyone from workers stacking sandbags to residents testing some pumps is on it, hoping levels hold steady. Stay tuned as they monitor through the weekend. Better, safe, then soaked. I'm Corey with The Story. That's your Calgary News today update, AI powered and always on.