Toronto floods: Heavy rainfall prompts nursing home evacuation in Mississauga

Global News
Global News
22,974
0
Published 2024-07-16
Flooding in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) prompted the evacuation of a nursing home in Mississauga, Ont., with more than a hundred residents and dozens of employees caught inside.

Emergency responders were deployed to Tyndall Estates Retirement and Nursing Home after a nearby creek overflowed its banks, causing extensive flooding in the parking lot and on the main floor of the building. The flooding forced 114 residents and more than 50 staff members to find safety upstairs.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS), fire officials and paramedics were on standby for hours, waiting for the water to recede enough to enter the nursing home and evacuate the building.

Global’s Catherine McDonald has more.

For more info, please go to globalnews.ca/news/10626435/ontario-toronto-severe…

Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: bit.ly/20fcXDc
Like Global News on Facebook HERE: bit.ly/255GMJQ
Follow Global News on X HERE: bit.ly/1Toz8mt
Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: bit.ly/2QZaZIB

#GlobalNews #Toronto #Mississauga
All Comments (21)