
Steve Tousignant watches the Ottawa River from the deck of his home in Constance Bay, an Ottawa neighborhood, on Monday, May 8. Torrential rains and melting snow have caused flooding in various parts of Canada.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard uses a shovel to fill a sandbag as he tours a flood-affected area in Luskville, Quebec, on May 8.

The Ottawa River floods homes in Rigaud, Quebec, on May 8. There were mandatory evacuations in Rigaud as well as Pontiac and Montreal.

Two men pass a submerged truck in Gatineau, Quebec, on May 8.

Canadian armed forces wade through flooded streets as they provide assistance in Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, on May 8.

Johanne Aubin uses a pool pump to protect her Montreal home from floodwaters on May 8.

Families evacuate the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds on May 8.

A man in Montreal carries sandbags on Sunday, May 7.

Two men navigate a flooded street in Rigaud on May 7.

Members of the Canadian armed forces fill sandbags in Montreal on May 7.

A woman and a man embrace after she evacuated her home in Montreal on May 7.

Members of the Canadian armed forces patrol a street in Rigaud on May 7.

A firefighter speaks to a resident of Quebec's Mercier Island on Saturday, May 6.

Residents of Mercier Island carry a pump with a tractor on May 6.

A resident of Mercier Island drains her house of floodwaters.