Flood fears rise as rain hits Ottawa region

Flood fears continued to rise Friday morning along the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers as a sustained rain soaked the National Capital Region.
For the second time in three years, local homeowners are filling sandbags, building makeshift walls and preparing for water to spill over the area’s river banks. The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau have both issued calls for volunteers to help fill sandbags.
With local rivers swollen from melting snow, the amount of rainfall — and its intensity —