Extreme weather brings more flooding, damage to southern Ontario

Published: Aug 18, 2024 Duration: 00:02:40 Category: News & Politics
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one of the busiest highways in the greater Toronto area now submerged there was one car where the occupants were stranded or stuck in the car the other two had self- evacuated so they were on the side of the highway five cars got stuck here now that the passengers are safe fire crews are clearing debris so the water can drain properly this work going on for the second day now after flooding caused roads to turn into rivers yesterday we saw 22 water rescues in three separate locations and then in addition to that we had eight elevator rescues severe weather also hit other parts of Southern Ontario in the town of air about an hour and a half west of Toronto cleanup is underway after a tornado touchdown Saturday morning we all went to the basement got my dog and uh happened very quick like 5 Seconds it was over and yeah we came outside looked around had everything was around there are no reports of injuries though many homes and a business were damaged half of Diana Barber's roof now gone it was very scary yeah it was very scary but you know it's funny you just don't think it's going to happen to you Toronto's Pearson Airport saw a record 128 mm of rain Saturday in what's already been the rainiest summer on record in July Heavy Rain shut down major roadways in Toronto including a major highway it left drivers stranded and the busiest Transit Hub in the country at a standstill that is exactly what's predicted to happen with climate change as the hot air gets hotter it holds more water and so we get more rain experts are urging all levels of government to find ways for cities to better weather the effects of climate change when we think about sewer systems and storm water systems you know that's it's like expensive to upgrade so we do need to invest Lisa what is the political appetite to put money into these projects well Christine experts like the one I spoke with say because people read voters uh aren't completely on board with spending the money and in a timely manner there's not a whole lot of political incentive to make it happen and quickly now some are calling for a national assessment of Canada's infrastructure needs in the long term that's something the federal government promised in 2021 but so far not a lot of movement on that a spokesperson for the infrastructure Minister says uh it's currently establishing an advisory committee in order to do that assessment thanks Lisa Lisa Shing in Toronto

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