Dozens of Val-des-Monts., Que., residents left stranded Friday after heavy rains submerged local roads and destroyed a small bridge have been reconnected with the outside world.

Emergency crews have completed repair work allowing residents of about 200 properties — including a number of seasonal cottages — to once more have access to the main road, the municipality has confirmed.

Flooding in the region Friday left roads submerged, and a small bridge on H. Zurenski Road was washed away, leaving nearly 80 residences inaccessible.

Deputy mayor Gaétan Thibault said on Friday afternoon that crews were working around the clock, but that it could take up to 24 hours to repair the damage.

Thibault also assured residents Friday that they would rescued from their homes if there was any major danger.

"If there's an emergency and we need to get access to… people on the other side of where the water is, we're going to find a way to cross it," he said.

A Val-des-Monts resident surveys the damage after a bridge washed away, leaving dozens stranded in the community north of Gatineau. (CBC)

'We're pretty trapped'

Radio-Canada spoke to several stranded residents on Friday, including Denis Mulhall.

"​It's a very unusual situation. We've never experienced anything like this," he said. "We're pretty trapped… we just have to be patient."

Crews continue to patrol the region, keeping an eye out for any risks of flooding or structural collapse.

Val-des-Monts is about 60 kilometres north of Ottawa.