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“CBC – The number of Canadian soldiers helping flood victims along Quebec’s Richelieu River doubled to about 500 in the past day as water levels hit a record high.

Winds from the south of up to 80 kilometres an hour forced water from Lake Champlain to spill into the Richelieu southeast of Montreal.

Premier Jean Charest toured the region Monday afternoon for a third time since the flooding began five weeks ago. He then asked the Canadian Armed Forces for more help.

‘They will be used for different tasks,’ Charest said. ‘Be it security, sandbagging … we will be responding to requests as quickly as possible.’

About 3,000 homes have been flooded and nearly 1,000 people have been forced out since the start of the floods.” Read more.

Winds show no mercy to Richelieu River flood victims – “High winds are playing havoc with attempts to contain water levels along the Richelieu River as hundreds of exhausted and demoralized residents brace themselves for several more days of flooding. Officials warned that more evacuations may be required as water levels are expected to peak again this week and may surpass the records reached on May 6.” Read more.