Montreal floods caused mental, physical problems for those affected – report

Montreal’s spring floods created mental health problems for 67 per cent of those affected by rising water levels, while 35 per cent saw their physical well being decline, a study by the city’s public health department and published Tuesday suggests.
The mental stress endured by flood victims included bouts of anxiety, sleep disorders and a deterioration of their ability to concentrate. And those problems were even more acute among those forced to evacuate their homes.
The study, over