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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said it still isn’t time to relax in the face of floodwaters that have gripped the region.

At special meetings held Friday afternoon, the city of Montreal and agglomeration councils voted unanimously to extend the island-wide state of emergency.

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“The situation is stable for now, but the water has not gone down yet,” Plante said.

She thanked the mayors of the affected boroughs, firefighters, emergency responders and blue-collar workers for their excellent work so far.

Assessing the overall situation, Montreal fire chief Bruno Lachance said although the water levels climbed higher than the historic floods of 2017, the damage has been limited.

“Among those who were flooded, 96 per cent have less than 24 inches of water in their basements,” Lachance said. “That means for Montreal, in addition to radically diminishing the number of people flooded compared to 2017, those flooded have for the most part suffered far less damage.”