[URBAN NOTE] Six links and one photo about Monday's rain and flood

[rfmcdonald]

• Acts of Minor Treason's Andrew Barton noted the sheer density of the rain falling and notes that at least flooding destruction was limited. No deaths, too!


• blogTO's Chris Bateman describes Toronto's history of floods, starting in the 20th century with the infamous Hurricane Hazel of 1954.
  
• Also at blogTO, Derek FLack narrates a slideshow of 15 photos illustrating fraught moments during the rain storm.


• blogTO's Flack also shares some of the most striking images of the flood posted on Instagram.


• Torontoist's Hamutal Dotan shares photos of the rescue of 1400 passengers from a flooded GO Train (for non-Torontonians, suburban commuter light rail).


• Also at Torontoist, Angela Misri raises the question of Toronto's preparedness for this and other disasters.

From Wikipedia comes Eastmain's photograph of flooding in the Dufferin Street underpass at Queen Street.