Toronto Storm

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

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"A severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding in Toronto, cutting power to at least 300,000 in Canada's largest city, shutting down subways, and leaving about 1,400 passengers stranded for hours on a commuter train filled with gushing water.

 

Environment Canada said some parts of the city had been drenched with more than 3.9 inches (10 centimeters) of rain in the Monday evening storm, easily beating the previous one-day rainfall record of 1.4 inches (3.6 centimeters) in 2008."

 

A woman gets out of her car to check it in flood water on Lakeshore West during a storm in Toronto on Monday, July 8, 2013.

 

 

 

Commuters were stranded for more than three hours on a GO Train before a police marine unit arrived. All 1,400 passnegers were rescued by about 1 a.m.

 

Coverage:

• CP 24 Live
• The Globe and Mail
• CBC

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Crazy. I felt bad for commuters who were stuck until firefighters and police rescued them. And I'm glad I didn't drive. I would've been stuck on the highway.

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

lol. newbies.

 

Come over here and just pray in the spring that it won't reach 2m over normal and you're already making a big fuzz about 10cm.

 

 

 

Okay, on a serious note though, hopefully it won't be too critical and no major damage to properties or even worse, lives lost. :/ Good luck to everyone living in that area :(

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

We like to think we can control and change our environment, but once in a while, Mother Nature proves us all wrong.

 

Crazy. I felt bad for commuters who were stuck until firefighters and police rescued them. And I'm glad I didn't drive. I would've been stuck on the highway.

 

I hope it's nothing like the legendary flooding of the 1954 caused by Hurricane Hazel.

 

you're already making a big fuzz about 10cm.

 

10cm is the amount of the the participation/fall-out. So, on the ground, the level of water rises much higher than 10cm above the ground because it accumulates in ravines, etc.

[Alwaysonacoffebreak]

We like to think we can control and change our environment, but once in a while, Mother Nature proves us all wrong.

 

 

I hope it's nothing like the legendary flooding of the 1954 caused by Hurricane Hazel.

 

 

10cm is the amount of the the participation/fall-out. So, on the ground, the level of water rises much higher than 10cm above the ground because it accumulates in ravines, etc.

 

It was just an bad joke mate, I really do feel bad for the people who have to endure that, been trough it myself :/

[Torolol]

global wa...ter.

[+Mirumir Subscriber¹]

It was just an bad joke mate, I really do feel bad for the people who have to endure that, been trough it myself :/

 

 It's ok, man. I knew you weren't serious. I just felt the need to clarify because it's a common misconception.