Flash flooding is causing problems across Montreal as a heavy thunderstorm blew across the island on Tuesday afternoon.
Police say several manholes popped off due to high water pressure in overwhelmed sewer pipes.
In LaSalle, firefighters had to rescue two people from their car, after they were stranded in a flash flood on St. Patrick Street.
The torrential downpour took a toll on Montreal’s public transit system.
Flooding in a tunnel between the Champ de Mars and Square Victoria stations shut down the orange line between Berri-UQM and Lionel-Groulx.
Commuter train service on the Saint-Hilaire line was delayed nearly half an hour at the end of rush hour because of water accumulation on level crossings.
Dawson College was evacuated because of heavy water accumulation in the building.
About 1,000 students were in the middle of writing exams when they were forced out of the school.
Environment Canada issued a tornado and thunderstorm warning in southwestern Quebec.
Humid air clashed with a cold front, triggering heavy showers, thundershowers and high winds.
(CBC News)
