RE: What a once-in-a-millennium flood looks like
04-30-2019, 06:52 PM (This post was last modified: 04-30-2019, 06:52 PM by robkelk.)
04-30-2019, 06:52 PM (This post was last modified: 04-30-2019, 06:52 PM by robkelk.)
At least in this particular neighbourhood, the Ottawa River has risen above the sandbag wall.
![[Image: pointe-gatineau-ottawa-river-sandbag-flood-2019.JPG]](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5115240.1556552115!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/pointe-gatineau-ottawa-river-sandbag-flood-2019.JPG)
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We're expecting the Ottawa River to crest on Wednesday. Maybe. We're also expecting snow on Wednesday, changing to ice, changing to rain for the rest of the week - which means that if it does crest, it'll stay at that level for a while.
And in a decidedly not funny example of irony, a house surrounded by water caught fire.
![[Image: constance-bay-ottawa-flooding-fire-april-30-2019.JPG]](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5116828.1556642410!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_780/constance-bay-ottawa-flooding-fire-april-30-2019.JPG)
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We're expecting the Ottawa River to crest on Wednesday. Maybe. We're also expecting snow on Wednesday, changing to ice, changing to rain for the rest of the week - which means that if it does crest, it'll stay at that level for a while.
And in a decidedly not funny example of irony, a house surrounded by water caught fire.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown