Anlin Poly’s friends help remove some belongings from the Fleming College student’s Dodge Charger at the Parkway Centre on Lansdowne Street after the vehicle’s engine was flooded following heavy rains Thursday night.
‘I just came for shopping and then this happened’: Storm strands vehicles in Peterborough plaza parking lot
Flash flooding from storm closes Lansdowne/Parkway intersection, swamps Parkway Centre plaza parking lot and swamps other intersections across the city.
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Brendan Burke Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Anlin Poly’s friends help remove some belongings from the Fleming College student’s Dodge Charger at the Parkway Centre on Lansdowne Street after the vehicle’s engine was flooded following heavy rains Thursday night.
Anlin Poly, a social service student at Fleming College in Peterborough, drove his 2017 Dodge Charger to the Walmart store at the Parkway Centre plaza at Lansdowne Street West and The Parkway in Peterborough.
Nothing could have prepared him for what he saw next.
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His vehicle, Poly’s own mode of transportation, was partially submerged in feet of water.
“The water came in and my engine got locked out,” he told The Examiner.
Poly attempted to start his car to no avail. All he could do was grab some belongings from inside the car, call some friends to help — and watch as his car flooded.
“I didn’t expect this. I’m kind of shocked because these things never happen. I just came for shopping and then this happened,” Poly said.
About five cars in the plaza parking lot met the same fate. One car owner — knee deep in water — pushed his vehicle out of the flooded parking lot as best he could. But most vehicle owners could only stand and watch from afar.
Brendan Burke is a staff reporter at the Examiner, based in Peterborough. His reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.
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