A record-breaking storm drenched Toronto July 9, causing flash floods, forcing the closure of three subway lines, and leaving residents stranded in their cars or without power in their homes.
In one incident, police and firemen worked seven hours to rescue 1,400 commuters from a waterlogged train, finally getting the evacuees to dry ground in inflatable boats.
The squall was caused by two separate storm cells that loitered over Canada's largest city for hours. International news sources say that Pearson International Airport received nearly 5 inches of rain in four hours July 8, breaking the previous single-day rainfall record set by a hurricane in 1954.
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