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Quebec flood water levels expected to rise
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Date: Sun. May. 29 2011 7:27 PM ET
Flood waters along the Richelieu River, south of Montreal, are expected to continue to rise until Monday but should stabilize later this week.
Officials say water levels could climb another 10 to 15 centimetres and it could be as long as three weeks before they return to normal.
Quebec Premier Jean Charest toured the region Saturday and said the province has created three special disaster teams to assist in the clean-up and reconstruction.
It was Charest's fourth visit to the region.
The flooding is now into its fifth week.
Quebecers are also pitching in to help, as 7,500 people have signed up with the volunteer group S.O.S. Richelieu.
The group plans to launch a cleanup operation for the weekend on June 11 and 12.
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