Mayor calls for provincial help
The city of St. Catharines, Ontario, is seeking provincial assistance after experiencing severe flooding caused by three intense rainstorms in ten days. Residents report significant property damage, and the city has declared a state of emergency.
Why it matters
This highlights the increasing strain on municipal infrastructure due to extreme weather events linked to climate change.
Residents of a St. Catharines, Ont. neighbourhood say they are dealing with significant flooding damage after multiple rainstorms battered the area over several days.
St. Catharines has been hit by three intense storms over the past 10 days, bringing more than 140 millimetres of rain.
City officials have said that the “historic storms overwhelmed the city’s infrastructure” and caused flooding “that has affected homes, businesses and city facilities.”
“I lost everything,” said Tiffany Mayer, whose townhouse basement, along with several others on Linwell Road and nearby streets, flooded multiple times in recent days.
“My daughter’s father, who passed away last year after six years with ALS, we had memories of him tucked down there. I tried my best to save what I could, but everything was lost.”
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