Downpour leads to flooded metro stations and overflowing roads in Montreal
Montrealers battled overflowing streets, leaky roofs and flooded basements Tuesday after an afternoon of heavy rain.
Environment Canada projected a total rainfall of 50 to 75 millimetres by Wednesday morning.
Service was disrupted Tuesday evening at the Square-Victoria-OACI metro station due to flooding, which caused significant delays along the Orange Line.
"No train can stop at this station in both directions. The service on the rest of the line remains regular," read a Tweet from the orange Line account.
Around 7 p.m., the STM tweeted that service was gradually resuming on the line.
ROAD CLOSURES
Meanwhile, the downpour forced road closures across the city.
Autoroute 19 was temporarily closed northbound from Henri-Bourassa Boulevard. The highway is now back in operation, but with only the northbound lane open.
In addition, a lane was closed on the Metropolitan Expressway at Galeries d'Anjou Boulevard. The lane has been reopened.
Twitter users reported streets overflowing with water, while residents in St. Leonard told CTV News their basements were completely flooded.
With files from The Canadian Press.
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