Roads Reopened After Toronto Flash-Flooding Caused by Record Rainfall, Thousands Without Power

Major roads have been reopened following Toronto’s flash-flooding that left drivers stranded in submerged vehicles on the busy Don Valley Parkway on July 16. About 167,000 Hydro One customers had lost power, and more than 4,000 remained affected by outages as of 8 a.m. local time. It’s being hailed as a weather event rivaling Toronto’s 2013 flooding that caused some $1 billion in damages, according to data from the Insurance Bureau of Canada and adjusted for inflation in 2021. About 100 millimetres of rain fell in some areas, surpassing Toronto’s daily record set in 1941, says Environment Canada. All roads are open, including the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway, but city crews are still working to open Unwin Avenue, and Bayview Avenue between Pottery Road and River Street, officials said.  Most of the remaining power outages are in the Etobicoke area. ...