Flash floods swamp Toronto Pictures Flash floods swamp Toronto A woman gets back into her flooded car on Lakeshore Boulevard in Toronto, July 8 2013. A severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding in Toronto, cutting power to at least 300,000 in Canada's largest city, shutting down subways, forcing some people to cling to trees and leaving about 1,400 passengers stranded for hours on a commuter train filled with gushing water. Credit: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press/AP