Heavy rainfall has caused flooding conditions in several rivers in Quebec

SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. — Quebec officials are reporting flooding in several rivers north of Montreal and in Quebec City after heavy rains hit parts of the province this week.

Water flows of more than 260 cubic meters per second in St. Jerome, Que., about 50 kilometers northwest of downtown Montreal, led the province's Department of Public Safety to classify flooding in the Rivière du Nord as “major” Saturday morning. Officials recorded a flow of only 64 cubic meters per second in the same river three days ago.

The department noted “moderate” flooding in four other rivers and minor flooding at six other water level monitoring stations in the province, including one on the St. Charles River west of downtown Quebec City.

Environment Canada meteorologist Felix Biron said most of the flooding reports were concentrated in Quebec's Laurentide and Lanaudière regions north of Montreal, which received 30 to 35 millimeters and 35 to 40 millimeters of rain, respectively, between Thursday and Saturday.