OPP reopened Highway 402 on Thursday morning, but other roads in the area remained closed. (Township of Warwick Fire & Rescue Department)
There were still closures Thursday morning, including Dundonald Road, which was expected to be shut for several weeks. The OPP did reopen Highway 402 at 7 a.m.
Neighbours rally together to respond to flooding
Glencoe residents spent the night mitigating flooded basements and roadways, along with backed-up sewage spewing from sinks and toilets.
“The rain just came. It was torrential,” said James Parker, who lives on Main Street with his daughter Cassandra.
He added he hadn’t experienced anything like it in his 12 years of living there.
“It was non-stop. Within an hour to an hour and a half, there was a foot [nearly 31 cm] of water.”
Neighbours rallied together in response, taking water pumps and hoses to other people’s properties and even bailing out water by hand where they could. The Parkers and many others had up to over a metre of water in their basements.
“I’m worried,” said Cassandra of Thursday’s rain forecast for the area. “It’s too much damage already. This town can’t handle it, I don’t think.”