Flooding in the Outaouais: Wednesday in pictures
Reporters with CBC Ottawa and Radio-Canada spent Wednesday taking photos and getting the stories of people affected by swelling water levels in the region that have reached a 20-year high.
Residents of Gatineau and other parts of Outaouais deal with near-record water levels
Reporters with CBC Ottawa and Radio-Canada have spent the day collecting images and stories from people affected by swelling water levels in the Outaouais that have reached a 20-year high.
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4098073.1494002909!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/flood-car.jpg?im=)
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4097983.1493842562!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/flood-puppy.jpg?im=)
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4097953.1493842125!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/flooding-volunteer.jpg?im=)
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4097916.1493841326!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/hydro-crews.jpg?im=)
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4097913.1493841233!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/pointe-gatineau-flooding.jpg?im=)
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4097934.1493841722!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/basement-apartment-flooded.jpg?im=)
Our <a href="https://twitter.com/JudyTrinhCBC">@JudyTrinhCBC</a> (in red) & camera <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JeanDelisle?src=hash">#JeanDelisle</a> hitch a boat ride to visit a homeowner surrounded by rising water <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gatineau?src=hash">#Gatineau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flood?src=hash">#flood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZQZCj3xohY">pic.twitter.com/ZQZCj3xohY</a>
—@onthebeat1