After an early morning news conference advising calm, Mayor Denis Coderre has declared a 48-hour state of emergency for the island of Montreal. “This state of emergency is for the whole agglomeration of Montreal, and more particularly for the boroughs of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève, the town of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and the village of Senneville, for a period of 48 hours.”

The mayor said the decision was made after three dams gave way in Pierrefonds Sunday morning, and given the situation was worsening quickly in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, and water was expected to rise substantially Sunday and Monday. Coderre said earlier Sunday the city has 30 Canadian Forces personnel helping firefighters and other emergency responders with the flood response. In British Columbia, rain combined with warm temperatures have accelerated the melting of the snowpack, which has resulted in flooding and mudslides throughout the province. Heavy rain over the weekend could mean further flooding in the coming week and the area under state of emergency in Montreal could be expanded.
A state of emergency is declared in Montreal, Canada as 1,200 Canadian Forces personnel are deployed in the province of Quebec to help with rising floodwaters. 146 communities are affected and more than 1,500 residents have been evacuated from their homes.