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The amount of rain that fell over two hours was the amount the city normally receives for the entire month of July, The Toronto Star reported.
Nearly five inches (126 mm) of rain was recorded at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday, breaking the 1954 record when Hurricane Hazel drenched the city. The downtown area got slightly less at about 3.8 inches (97 mm).
The resulting flash flooding in Canada's largest city wiped out power for around 300,000 area residents and left commuters stranded for hours.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said on Tuesday that the city's power system is "hanging by a thread."
The Canadian Press has video:
Flickr user Bunton & Peel has more photos:
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The amount of rain that fell over two hours was the amount the city normally receives for the entire month of July, The Toronto Star reported.
Nearly five inches (126 mm) of rain was recorded at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday, breaking the 1954 record when Hurricane Hazel drenched the city. The downtown area got slightly less at about 3.8 inches (97 mm).
The resulting flash flooding in Canada's largest city wiped out power for around 300,000 area residents and left commuters stranded for hours.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said on Tuesday that the city's power system is "hanging by a thread."
The Canadian Press has video:
Flickr user Bunton & Peel has more photos:
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The amount of rain that fell over two hours was the amount the city normally receives for the entire month of July, The Toronto Star reported.
Nearly five inches (126 mm) of rain was recorded at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday, breaking the 1954 record when Hurricane Hazel drenched the city. The downtown area got slightly less at about 3.8 inches (97 mm).
The resulting flash flooding in Canada's largest city wiped out power for around 300,000 area residents and left commuters stranded for hours.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said on Tuesday that the city's power system is "hanging by a thread."
The Canadian Press has video:
Flickr user Bunton & Peel has more photos:
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