Hope rises as water levels drop on the Richelieu River

Some residents of St- Jean- sur- Richelieu may soon be able to return home. Civil-protection authorities say water levels in the river have finally crested and have continued to slowly drop. According to Hydro-Meteo, the water level is diminishing by up to five millimetres per hour. Authorities will be drawing up plans to help people return to their homes over the coming weeks. So far the floods have affected more than three thousand houses and forced nearly one thousand people from their homes. These being the worst floods the district has seen
in more than one hundred and forty years.
 
To help flood victims, people can make contributions at their local bank or any Metro and Super C stores.