Ottawa is sinking due to incredibly heavy rains! Canada

Ottawa streets ’became canals’ as thunderstorm brought flooding and power outages. A thunderstorm brought heavy rain, hail and power outages to parts of Ottawa Thursday, forcing some people to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads. Ottawa Police Service and Ottawa Fire Services warned of road closures Thursday afternoon and said they had to direct traffic and move submerged vehicles. Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm warnings for the Ottawa-Gatineau area earlier Thursday, warning a line of storms could hit the region from around midday into the evening. Environment Canada said Ottawa’s climate weather station recorded 77.4 millimetres of rainfall in the city Thursday, while surrounding regions received between 80 and 110 millimetres.