Toronto flooding: Portions of DVP and Lake Shore Boulevard closed [Video]

There has been widespread flooding in the Greater Toronto Area, with Environment Canada now saying that up to 125 millimetres of rain could eventually fall.

The weather agency has issued a rainfall warning for the GTA and says that it is possible that up to 40 millimetres of rain could fall per hour.

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The City of Toronto says that Lake Shore Boulevard is closed in both directions from British Columbia Road to Strachan Avenue due to flooding. The southbound Don Valley Parkway is also blocked at Bayview Avenue.

• IN PHOTOS: Widespread flooding in the GTA

Here are the latest updates:

2:30 p.m. 

Within less than four hours, 96 mm of rain poured down between 8:43 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at Toronto Pearson International Airport, according to Environment Canada data. Of the grand total, 63 mm fell between the latter two hours.

In Toronto’s city centre, the national weather agency …