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The Surete du Quebec is searching for a 37-year-old man and his two-year-old child who were swept away into a river in Sainte-Anne -des-Monts in the Gaspe region.
Police say the family was trying to drive across a flooded road at 6 p.m. Sunday when their vehicle was pushed into the river and sank. It is not clear whether the flood waters caused the car to slip into the river.
The child's mother managed to swim to safety.
Jimmy Potvin, director of emergency services for the Quebec provincial police, told reporters that emergency crews are searching a 10-kilometre area in their efforts to locate the man and the child. About 30 police officers and firefighters have joined the search.
Police in Quebec are warning residents to stay away from flooded and closed roads. The water is not expected to start receding until mid-week.
