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Image: An overhead view showing St Jean Blvd., in the flooded residential neighbourhood in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada

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Quebec in Deep Water: 'Historic' Flooding Forces Nearly 1,900 to Evacuate

Flooding caused by unusually persistent rainfall has driven nearly 1,900 people from their homes.

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Image: An overhead view showing St Jean Blvd., in the flooded residential neighbourhood in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada

An aerial view of St. Jean Blvd. in the flooded residential neighborhood in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada on May 8, 2017.

More than 1,500 Canadian soldiers are helping deal with flooding that has caused widespread damage and evacuations in Quebec.Quebec Environment Minister David Heurtel says officials haven’t seen such high water levels in 55 years.

— Christinne Muschi / Reuters
Image: A house is surrounded by floodwaters in Pointe-Calumet, Quebec

A house is surrounded by floodwaters in Pointe-Calumet on May 8. 

— Valerie Blum / EPA
Image: Flooding across Quebec

A woman stands in floodwaters near her house in Pointe-Calumet on May 8.

— Valerie Blum / EPA
Image: A resident removes belongings from his home in a flooded residential neighbourhood in Rigaud, Quebec

A resident removes belongings from his home in a flooded residential neighborhood in one of the hardest-hits towns, Rigaud on May 7.

— Christinne Muschi / Reuters
Image: A city official checks on Stephanie Bernier as her son Xavier looks out the window in a flooded residential area in Gatineau

A city official checks on Stephanie Bernier as her son Xavier, 5, looks out the window in a flooded residential area in Gatineau on May 8.

— Chris Wattie / Reuters
Image: A resident makes his way through flooded streets

A resident makes his way through flooded streets in Deux-Montagnes on May 9.

— Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian Press via AP
Image: The Carillon dam on the Ottawa River

An aerial photo shows the Carillon dam on the Ottawa River in Carillon with its water flowing to Montreal on May 8.

— Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press via AP
Image: Montreal Flooding

Members of the Canadian army fill sandbags in the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds on May 7.

— Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press via AP
Image: A resident of the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds, uses a pool pump to protect her home from flood waters

Johanne Aubin, resident of the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds, uses a pool pump to protect her home from flood waters on May 8.Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre declared a state of emergency for his city.

— Catherine Legault / AFP - Getty Images
Image: A homeowner drives his ATV down the flooded Chemin Belisle

A homeowner drives his ATV down the flooded Chemin Belisle on the shore of the Ottawa River in Luskville on May 7.

— Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press via AP
Image: Jean-Francois Perrault and Julie Theriault move mattresses from a home in a flooded residential area in Gatineau

Jean-Francois Perrault, center, and Julie Theriault, left, move mattresses from a home in a flooded residential area in Gatineau on May 7.

— Chris Wattie / Reuters
Image: An aerial photo shows flooded homes in Rigaud, Quebec

An aerial photo shows flooded homes in Rigaud on May 8.

— Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Pres via AP
Image: A woman pulls a kayak in front of Canadian soldiers in a flooded residential area in Gatineau

A woman pulls a kayak in front of Canadian soldiers in a flooded residential area in Gatineau on May 7.

— Chris Wattie / Reuters
Image: A man plays his guitar as he travels in a boat to collect water supplies in a flooded residential neighbourhood in Ile Bizard

A man plays his guitar as he travels in a boat to collect water supplies in a flooded residential neighborhood in Ile Bizard on May 8.

— Christinne Muschi / Reuters
Image: Michel Guerard and his dog Choco return with their boat to help their neighbors evacuate

Michel Guerard and his dog Choco return with their boat to help their neighbors evacuate from their houses in Pointe-Calumet on May 8.

— Valerie Blum / EPA
Image: An aerial photo shows a church surrounded by floodwaters in Oka

An aerial photo shows a church surrounded by floodwaters in Oka on May 8.

— Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press via AP
Image: Mina Tayarani is evacuated from her home in a flooded residential neighbourhood in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada

Mina Tayarani is evacuated from her home in Ile Bizard on May 8.

— Christinne Muschi / Reuters
Image: A woman paddles a kayak past an abandoned car on a flooded residential street in Gatineau

A woman paddles a kayak past an abandoned car on a flooded residential street in Gatineau on May 4.

— Chris Wattie / Reuters
Image: A couple walks through the flooded streets in the Ile-Mercier district of Ile-Bizard, Quebec

A couple walks through the flooded streets in the Ile-Mercier district of Ile-Bizard on May 5.

— Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian Press via AP
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