Canada mobilized its army to help thousands of flood victims try to hold back waters and save their homes after the worst flood in half a century struck.
Several rivers and lakes have overflowed their banks in Quebec province, between Gatineau in the Canadian capital region and Montreal 200 kilometers downstream.
Some 2,500 homes in Quebec and more than 300 in Ontario have been flooded, and at least 1,500 people have been ordered to evacuate — most of them in the Canadian capital region.
Most of the streets are flooded, forcing locals to travel by canoe or other small boat.
