Flooded streets, traffic disruptions as remnants of Hurricane Beryl pass over Montreal

Montreal commuters were gearing up for a difficult commute Wednesday day arsenic dense rainfall caused awesome flooding connected highways and section roads, starring to respective closures.

Environment Canada issued a rainfall informing for confederate Quebec opening connected Wednesday and continuing into early Thursday, arsenic remnants of Hurricane Beryl make their measurement east.

The upwind agency said nan land of Montreal could spot rainfall amounts betwixt 50 and 80 mm but could transcend 120 mm successful immoderate areas owed to thunderstorms.

Global News meteorologist Ross Hull said nan heaviest rainfall was expected to move successful by Wednesday afternoon.

Transport Québec warned that respective awesome intersections were closed owed to h2o accumulation, including parts of nan Décarie and nan Highway 40 West ramp to Highway 13.

Officials recommended readying and checking online for closures connected Québec 511 earlier heading out.

That recommendation, however, came excessively precocious for immoderate motorists who took to societal media to pass others of agelong waits and submerged vehicles.

The Société de Transport de Montréal besides warned immoderate of its autobus routes could spot delays and detours owed to nan storm.

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While aerial postulation did not to look to beryllium hampered by nan rain, passengers trying to get to Trudeau airdrome faced dense roadworthy postulation successful nan area. Airport officials urged be aware connected nan roads and warned of agelong delays.