As Tuesday’s rainstorm pummelled the city, 海角社区官网and neighbouring areas across the GTA ground to a halt with power outages and roads submerged under water.聽
urging “extreme caution” around all bodies of water and to avoid driving on flooded roadways or in low-lying areas and underpasses. The rain and flooding also left more than 165,000 customers without power, according to 海角社区官网Hydro.聽
Here’s a look at the hardest-hit areas across the city.聽
With power out at Union Station, employees at a Tim Hortons employees work in the dark, serving a snaking line of customers.聽聽
Andy TakagiAt Union Station, a Tim Hortons kept serving customers even without power.
As of 3 p.m. approximately 123,000 customers are still in the dark and will likely remain so until 12. a.m., 海角社区官网Hydro told the Star in a statement.聽
鈥淧lease know that we are working closely with Hydro One to resolve the issue and restore power as quickly and safely as possible,鈥 海角社区官网Hydro spokesperson Daniel McNeil said in an email.
Drivers are stranded due to flooding on the Don Valley Parkway.
Arlyn McAdorey The Canadian PresRain washed over the DVP, trapping hundreds of cars while crews made their way to guide traffic and rescue a couple stuck in a flooded car.聽
According to the Star’s Raju Mudhar, the fire department was on scene, lashing themselves to the guard rail with knotted ropes to make sure they didn鈥檛 get pushed away by the current.
A pedestrian navigates the floodwaters at Lake Shore Blvd. W. at Rees St.聽
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A pedestrian struggles to navigate the floodwaters at Lake Shore Blvd West at Rees Street in downtown 海角社区官网Tuesday.聽
Andrew Francis Wallace/海角社区官网StarMany pedestrians found themselves wading through water, struggling to make their way across a flooded Lake Shore Blvd. W. at Rees St. in downtown Toronto.
A car is trapped on Lower Simcoe Street, its driver having to wade through waist-deep water.聽聽
Andy Takagi / 海角社区官网StarAt Lower Simcoe street, a car was trapped under the bridge as its driver had to escape the vehicle in waist-deep water.聽
Environment Canada is calling for up to 125 mm of rain on Tuesday. There may be 40 mm of rainfall per hour.
The Don Valley Parkway is on the right and the Don River is indistinguishable on the left looking north.聽
Richard Lautens 海角社区官网StarHeavy rain flooded several lanes of the Don Valley Parkway Tuesday morning, with some motorists requiring rescuing.
Tony Ruivo is all smiles as he makes his way from his flooded car after heavy rains hammered 海角社区官网on Tuesday morning. A number of motorists were stranded on the DVP as it completely flooded at Dundas street.聽
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聽Kathy Stiliadis looks out of her flooded car on the DVP.
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