In Pictures: Canadians battle rising floodwaters amid unusually persistent rainfall

With heavy rains persisting and waters still rising over much of waterlogged eastern Canada, the nation’s military on Sunday (May 7) tripled the number of troops urgently working to evacuate thousands of residents.

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May 08, 2017, 10:51 AM

Canadian soldiers inspecting a flooded residential area in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Canadian soldiers placing sandbags outside a home in a flooded residential neighbourhood in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

A resident removing his belongings from his home in Rigaud, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents drinking beer while sitting in a flooded gazebo in Rigaud, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

People rowing a boat in a flooded residential area in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man placing sandbags outside a home in a flooded residential area in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (centre) helping to fill sandbags after a flooding in Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Marcel Theriault standing at his flooded home in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man paddling a canoe in a flooded residential area in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Marcel Theriault standing inside his flooded home in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jean-Francois Perrault (centre) and Julie Theriault (left) moving mattresses from a home in a flooded residential area in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

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