Fourteen people have been rescued from widespread flooding in the Greater Toronto Area, with Environment Canada reporting that almost 100 millimetres of rain poured down on the city on Tuesday.
The weather agency issued a rainfall warning for the GTA, predicting up to 40 mm of rain per hour.
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.
Here are the latest updates:
3 p.m.
Toronto Fire Services said it rescued 14 people in Toronto on Tuesday.
Of those rescued, 12 were caught before flooding further down the Don Valley Parkway at Gerrard Street, Toronto Fire Services reports.
Two more individuals were rescued at Bayview Ave and Don Valley Parkway – one was inside their vehicle while another was on their car’s roof, according …