Hundreds of commuters were trapped on a Toronto-area commuter train this afternoon after it was flooded with feet of water, according to Global TV reporter Jeremy Cohn.
#BREAKING RT @AnthonyFarnell: The very bad flood situation around the GTA about to get worse. Round 2 developing & could drop another 50mm+
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyCohnTV) July 8, 2013
RT @lnicolasglobal: And here's the stuck GO train. Fire crews just arriving to the scene now pic.twitter.com/GTWTQUAX2J #onstorm
— Jeremy Cohn (@JeremyCohnTV) July 8, 2013
@CP24 GO Train nearly floating #flood24 pic.twitter.com/kvtZiOe4TS
— Devin Jay (@devjay) July 8, 2013
Here’s the situation from a passenger on the train.
Stuck on a flooded GO train. Water still coming in. No announcements, no evac info.
— Jaime Ho (@jaime_of_wicked) July 8, 2013
GO train. Flooded. Help? pic.twitter.com/4yevfRuUxa
— Jaime Ho (@jaime_of_wicked) July 8, 2013
Last info that marine unit is on the way. Hoping people stay calm in the meantime. Bayview extension.
— Jaime Ho (@jaime_of_wicked) July 8, 2013
@spritesbites @TorontoPolice There is Emergency response outside. Just being patient. We're all just trying to keep calm and in good spirits
— Jaime Ho (@jaime_of_wicked) July 9, 2013
Toronto police have warned drivers to stay off of flooded roads this afternoon.
.@TorontoPolice: Please stay off flooded roadways. EMS responding to rescue/recovery calls. DO NOT DRIVE INTO STANDING WATER. #onstorm
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) July 8, 2013
Here’s a Vine from the Don Valley Parkway that gives an idea of what commuters are facing today.
Rescue mission on the DVP. #ONstorm #Toronto https://t.co/yPrLNv5LiC
— Mackay Taggart (@mackaytaggart) July 8, 2013
Toronto Police vehicle drives through a metre plus of water on DVP. https://t.co/IXGoyrAWze
— Mackay Taggart (@mackaytaggart) July 8, 2013
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Update:
The good news is that help is on the way to those stranded train passengers. The bad news is that rescue crews aren’t quite certain what to do.
Fire crews just trying to figure out how to get stranded passengers off the stuck train pic.twitter.com/WqEmfWKIxf
— Lama Nicolas (@Nicolas_Lama) July 8, 2013
Boat rescue on the way to stranded train passengers pic.twitter.com/5mOkMWocCh
— Lama Nicolas (@Nicolas_Lama) July 9, 2013
Crews are still trying to figure out how to get passengers off the GO train but have managed to get paramedics on board
— Lama Nicolas (@Nicolas_Lama) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/sukminc/status/354389962369667072
https://twitter.com/DSCanCreations/status/354410559065706496
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Update:
The rescue effort has continued into the night, with perhaps 1,000 passengers stranded for up to six hours.
Storm, flash floods swamp Toronto. 300,000 without power; cars, trains stranded. http://t.co/EfNTnRvH0x pic.twitter.com/xcx0BBh3B3
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) July 9, 2013
1,000 ppl on board Go train stuck in flood water in Toronto, 5 ppl rescued at a time; no injuries – @CP24 pic.twitter.com/OPzMbCu2k7"
— Jesssssssssssssssssa (@CM_FanFreak) July 9, 2013
Passengers rescued by boat from stranded GO commuter train. http://t.co/H5bKjvblsJ #toronto #torontoflood #flood pic.twitter.com/noIzK9b0Hc
— Steve White (@PostmediaPhoto) July 9, 2013
Passengers rescued from GO commuter train after 6 hour wait. http://t.co/H5bKjvblsJ #toronto #torontoflood #flood pic.twitter.com/EpXny8TObq
— Steve White (@PostmediaPhoto) July 9, 2013
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