Historic 118mm Rainfall Causes Flooding in Ottawa — Power Outages Affect 100,000 Residences in Canada - video Dailymotion

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A devastating storm, linked to the 2026 heat dome impacting the United States, struck Ottawa on Canada Day, delivering an unprecedented 118mm of rainfall within a single day and leading to widespread flooding throughout Ontario and Quebec. More than 100,000 residences experienced power outages via Hydro-Québec, with approximately 50,000 still lacking electricity days later. Celebrations for Canada Day, including fireworks displays, were canceled across the National Capital Region. A significant recent climate attribution study indicates that the record-setting North American heat dome was rendered 'virtually impossible without fossil fuel-driven climate change.'

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00:00The same heat dome scorching 38 U.S. states also triggered a climate disaster in Ottawa, Canada.

00:06On Canada Day, a record 118 millimeters of rain, nearly 5 inches, fell in a single day, flooding streets across

00:14Ottawa.

00:15The intense rainfall forced mass cancellations of Canada's National Canada Day celebrations.

00:21More than 100,000 homes lost power during the storm.

00:24A new climate attribution study published this week says the record-shattering heat dome was virtually impossible without fossil-fuel

00:32-driven climate change.

00:34Scientists warn that events like this, where one massive heat dome fuels wildfires, floods, power failures, and deaths across North

00:43America,

00:44could become increasingly common as global temperatures continue to rise.

00:48For Americans watching across the border, this is not just a Canadian problem.

00:53The same weather system is also responsible for at least 25 American deaths and 800,000 power outages across the

01:01United States this July.

Historic 118mm Rainfall Causes Flooding in Ottawa — Power Outages Affect 100,000 Residences in Canada

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