{"id":823533,"date":"2026-07-24T17:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/823533\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:40:14","slug":"city-officials-red-cross-to-give-update-on-ottawa-flood-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/823533\/","title":{"rendered":"City officials, Red Cross to give update on Ottawa flood response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa city officials are holding a 2 p.m. ET news conference with the Canadian Red Cross to discuss the latest developments in the city\u2019s response to the major flash flooding on July 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ravaging thunderstorms tore through the nation\u2019s capital on Canada Day, dumping up to 167 millimetres of rain which caused major flooding in some areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With more than 6,000 flooded basements reported to the city, councillors recently approved a motion to enter into a formal partnership with the Canadian Red Cross, making them the lead non-governmental organization for flood recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Ottawa announced on Thursday that residents who were significantly impacted by the flash flooding can apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/ottawa-flood-2026-property-tax-support-9.7281139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">property tax relief<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the city\u2019s relief plan with the Red Cross, which is the lead non-governmental organization for flood recovery, includes <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.ca\/en\/health-and-public-safety\/emergency-preparedness\/current-and-ongoing-emergencies\/extreme-weather-event-july-1\/recovery-information-sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">public information sessions<\/a> to share resources and safety tips with flood victims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Five upcoming sessions are happening at Ben Franklin Place in Nepean and the John G. Mlacak Centre in Kanata betweem July 24 and 30.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH |  Thousands still recovering from record-breaking Canada Day storm:<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783138271_269_default.jpg\"  alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Thousands still recovering from record-breaking Canada Day storm<\/p>\n<p>The CBC&#8217;s David Fraser checked in with people in and around Ottawa who are still cleaning up after Wednesday&#8217;s record-breaking storm.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Cross <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/ottawa-canada-day-flood-red-cross-donations-9.7272123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced the start of its donation campaign<\/a> for local flood victims last week, saying that money would go toward relief, recovery and resilience, preparation for future natural disasters and supporting partner agency work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The province\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/ontario-s-disaster-recovery-assistance-program-what-you-need-to-know-9.7269562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has also launched a disaster relief program, DRAO,<\/a>\u00a0which is designed to help homeowners\u00a0in certain areas restore their damaged property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-823533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}