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Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu

by Neal Rockwell

Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Marie-Reine Babin and Jacques Bessette try to deal with flood damage.
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Marie-Reine Babin explains that they have eight pumps running around the clock and hope for no more flooding.
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu
Flood Waters in St-Jean Sur Richelieu

I spent Saturday afternoon walking around St-Jean getting an idea of the floods. Wind had pushed the water level up and people were bracing for another round of flooding as rain was in the forecast. This is the worst flooding in the region since at least 1869.

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Topics: Environment
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Comments

1869, eh? wow.

1869, eh? wow.

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