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Heavy rain leads to floods, power outages across Montreal area
Up to 150 millimetres of rain fell in parts of western Montreal and the South Shore in just a few hours Saturday, according to Environment Canada
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What happenedUp to 150 millimetres of rain fell in parts of western Montreal and the South Shore in just a few hours Saturday, according to Environment Canada.
The headline splitThe Globe and Mail frames it as "Heavy rain leads to floods, power outages across Montreal area". Global News (Canada) frames it as "More than 100mm of rain falls on Montreal: floods homes, causes outages".
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CenterHeavy rain leads to floods, power outages across Montreal area
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More than 100mm of rain falls on Montreal: floods homes, causes outages
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Parts of Montreal received more than 100 millimetres of rain in a short period Saturday, with some boroughs like Pierrefonds exceeding 150 mm in two hours.
