Montreal was ill-prepared for spring flooding, city report shows

Outdated flood maps, emergency vehicles that were unusable because they had low floors, no inventory of city equipment and materials, not enough inspectors to check flooded homes, and a 911 system inundated with calls because the city help line went down for four hours.
A city report on spring flooding shows Montreal was ill-prepared for disaster when the island was hit with the worst flooding seen since 1976. The report, obtained by the Montreal Gazette, is to be made public next week.
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