2023-10-08 15:24:10
Once again, Charlevoix is dripping with swollen rivers. The Juniper is still suffering, with flows similar to the floods of May 1, measured in the Mares river.
“Beyond the episodes that happen once a month, without a different approach to interventions, it will repeat itself. With studies and analyses, we have years to go. This requires urgent and major intervention,” demanded Bruno Labbé du Genévrier.
The owners of the Juniper tree feel like they are going back into a nightmare.
He repeats that “the river no longer has capacity. It is filled with rocks and sand. “.
The protection work carried out in recent months is holding up. Fortunately, otherwise the part devastated in May would still have been washed by the waters of the Mares river. The owners asked campers to leave as a preventative measure.
More rain
The watercourses are all under surveillance. The Gagouette stream in Saint-Aimée-des-Lacs overflowed, forcing the authorities to intervene. The Gouffre River and the Bras du Nord-Ouest River have reached a high level, as evidenced by our photos taken this morning.
Chemin Léo-Cauchon is closed. The river overflowed at this point, as often happens during a flood.
Saint Simeon has triggered emergency measures in particular to help Petit-Saguenay which would have evacuations to coordinate.
Mayor Sylvain Tremblay confirms that the leisure center is open and its fire department mobilized. “The water was passing on the 170 in the Lac Deschenes sector. Otherwise elsewhere on our territory, no significant damage was reported. A tour will however be made,” he said. According to our information, a chalet was flooded by more than a meter of water. The occupants were not injured.
15.3 millimeters fell on Saturday, and when the sun sets on Sunday, almost another 70 millimeters will have fallen, erasing the recent record of 14.3 millimeters on October 8, 2017. The rain stopped around noon, with promises of sunshine in the afternoon.
The overflowing of Gagouette Creek in Saint-Aimée-des-Lacs disrupted nearby residents on Sunday. The Bras du Nord-Ouest river photographed at 8 a.m. this morning. Workers were busy securing the bank near rue Ménard. Although the level is high, the Gouffre river seems to be holding up.
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