with rain in the forecast this weekend, premier françois legault said friday he doesn’t expect more damage to the areas affected by last week’s heavy rainfall as part of tropical storm debby.
in the coming days and weeks, legault said he expects those affected by floods to overflow the hotline for the province’s financial assistance program, and its website . that program could compensate quebecers for flood damage, even if they are not covered by insurance. legault said he expects the public security ministry, which manages the program, to be generous with those asking for aid.
in the wake of the storm, montreal mayor valérie plante said the disaster highlights the need to adapt cities for the weather extremes of climate change. the city of montreal received a record amount of rainfall last week, and plante said roads and sewers must be repaired, while sponge parks, sponge sidewalks and sponge streets are being built to hold back water in the event of major rains.
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the union of municipalities has asked the province for $2 billion per year to adapt infrastructure , and that request was denied. however, on friday, legault said he was open to making more investments.
to submit a claim to the province’s disaster compensation program, go to www.quebec.ca/securite-situations-urgence/urgences-sinistres-risques-naturels/obtenir-aide-sinistre or call 1-888-643-aide 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays or from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends.
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