EXTENDED: Aftermath of DVP flooded in Toronto

Chopper shows the aftermath of extensive rainfall that has flooded the DVP, and stranded cars.

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[RemiKJV]

The clearest I've ever seen the Don Valley Parking Lot during rush hour.

[dougmallory]

what could go wrong putting a parkway where a river was

[joejoe-the-original]

Didn't they spend millions to prevent this on the DVP a few years ago? How is it the storm sewers aren't expanded when development is intensified. The DVP is a major artery. This is a heart attack.

[ptaalman]

This is what happens when you build a highway on a FLOOD PLAIN!

[WilhelmFreidrich]

But I thought the rain tax would ensure this didn't happen. If I didn't know any better, I would say the rain tax was merely a tax grab....

[andygrenn]

When it comes to infrastructure to support torrential rainfalls Toronto is in the shallow end of the pool…

[jaerogoth]

Well, this is kinda what you get when you pave over the entirety of the GTA's green space

[_Just_Another_Guy]

I slept throughout all of this today 😂

I woke up a few hours ago and the sun was shining already

[w.s.]

Less money for infrastructure and more money for PRIDE 🌈

[Joe-mzdc]

What part of Don "VALLEY" did torontonians not understand?

[LaTinoHustLa]

Now this place really feels like a 3rd world country lol

[PapitoDJ-jc]

Lots Uber and Lyft drivers caught in that. They thought their vehicles could float 😂

[indianajones]

Looks like the city's $1.35-billion Port Lands Flood Protection project didn't work

[onsenkuma]

Rain water that used to be absorbed by miles and miles of farmland and beautiful green space now instead gets funneled into the storm drains of massive, malignant housing developments surrounding Toronto. All that water makes its way downhill to overrun the watersheds of the Don and the Humber. Of course you can make all this stop if you'll just pay more taxes and drive an EV, right?

[jm]

Didn't they close the offramp to avoid this?

[mdtorres_]

From "Don Valley Parking-Lot Way" to "Don Valley Water-Lot Way" Be safe everyone. I didn't realize that heavy-pouring rain earlier will result to this, OMG.

[glennaltpeter]

Didn't they just spent millions on the Don River project?

[karencourt]

Wow.im 2, hrs.north of toronto just read this.hope all is safe👋🥺🥺🥺

[daytonaz]

How many years have we experienced this?…. Yet the city of Toronto does squat!… Toronto is an absolute joke!, and if it don’t make them money? WHO GIVES A SH€%!

[TorontoChick]

My basement is flooded. Insurance won't cover me for floods because this is the 3rd one. Every time it's because of the city's pipes.