Troops deployed as Canada braces for worse flooding

OTTAWA: Waterlogged parts of eastern Canada were hit with more rain early Sunday, as freshly deployed troops helped evacuate residents ahead of peak flooding expected in the coming days. Torrential rains combined with runoff from melting snow have caused rivers to overflow their banks, posing a critical situation from Ottawa to Montreal.  The worst is yet to come, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard warned on Saturday.  “The water will continue rising over the next two or three days,” he said after visiting the town of Rigaud, east of Montreal, which has been flooded for more than a week. Water levels continued to rise across an area of some 500 kilometers, from Toronto and Lake Ontario and stretching downstream along the St Lawrence River.   The flooding was especially bad in Quebec province, where some 400 troops have been dispatched.  — AFP