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A military vehicle arrives in a flooded area of Ottawa to provide assistance on April 26, 2019.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

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Homeowner Andrew Branch, right, paddles with his father-in-law through his flooded community on Rothesay Park Road in Rothesay, N.B. on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Darren Calabrese

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Homeowners assess the water level as floodwaters continue to rise in at Robertson Point on Grand Lake, N.B. on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail

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Britt Stevens looks out past the sandbags from a cafe at the flooding in Huntsville, Ont. on Thursday, April 25, 2019.J.P. MOCZULSKI

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Water rushes through the Carillon Hydro electric dam Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Carillon, Que.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

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Ursula Kovacs takes photos of the Muskoka River as it overflows its banks at the High Falls Generating station in Bracebridge, Ont. on Thursday, April 25, 2019.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian Forces personnel sandbag a house against floodwaters, Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Laval, Que.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

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Residents evacuate the area after an alert that the Bell-Chute dam is at risk of failing Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

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A man and woman hold hands while walking through a flooded residential area in Gatineau, Que., on April 24, 2019.Chris Wattie/Reuters

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An armoured vehicle from the 5th Canadian Division, Canadian Forces Base Gagetown makes its way under a footbridge through flood waters in Fredericton, N.B. on April 23, 2019.Supplied/Reuters

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Flood water surrounds a building as Saint John River is over flowing its banks causing flooding in surrounding area in Maugerville and Fredericton, in this aerial photo in New Brunswick, Canada, April 22, 2019. Picture taken April 22, 2019.Ken Galbraith/DND/Reuters

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