TORONTO — Torrential rain on Tuesday (July 16) triggered flash flooding in parts of Toronto, Canada's financial centre, causing power outages, disrupting traffic and forcing airlines to curtail service.
Cars are halted before a flooded section of the Don Valley Parkway after heavy rains hit Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 16, 2024.TORONTO — Torrential rain on Tuesday triggered flash flooding in parts of Toronto, Canada's financial centre, causing power outages, disrupting traffic and forcing airlines to curtail service.
Billy Bishop Airport, situated on an island off downtown Toronto, said the underwater pedestrian tunnel leading to the passenger terminal, was flooded and temporarily closed. At least some flights were delayed or cancelled. Across the world, intense rain storms are becoming more common because of climate change, weather experts say, putting a heavy strain on infrastructure that in many cities is not designed to handle heavy, sustained downpours.
Parts of the Don Valley Parkway, a major highway running east of downtown, resembled a river soon after the rains began, with images showing cars stalled out in the brownish waters several feet deep.
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