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Ottawa turned into a watery nightmare on July 1 as torrential rain—over 110 millimeters—floated streets into rivers, especially in Woodpark and Queensway Terrace North, where homes faced two to three feet of water, basements flooded, and drainage systems buckled. Residents like Marc Giardino, who’s long warned about aging infrastructure, watched water rise to his garage door, turning intersections into lakes. Neighbors shared photos of flooded homes on Edgeworth, Allison, and Walsh, while Ginette Martens described her husband hauling pails from a backed-up basement drain. With 200 homes cut off in Queensway Terrace North, the city responded: Mayor Sutcliffe suspended waste restrictions, waived permits for repairs, and even admitted his own basement flooded. The storm also shut down major roads, left tens of thousands without power, and forced the cancellation of Canada Day fireworks across the capital.

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