Saint-André-Avellin floods force state of emergency

The municipality of Saint-André-Avellin has declared an emergency and evacuated about 100 people from the Château Saint-André seniors’ home due to flooding of the Petite-Nation River. Several homes are also evacuated.
Mayor Jean-René Carrière now reports there are some signs of stabilizing in water levels. He says he is waiting for a decision that would let the seniors return home.
“There have been no serious incidents,” he says on the municipa