'Everything is gone': Montreal resident describes 3 a.m. evacuation to escape flooding

Air Date: May 08, 2017 12:00 AM ET

Camille Delpesche and her family were asleep when firefighters pounded on their door Sunday morning to warn them about rising flood waters. 10 minutes later, their basement apartment was flooded.

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