MONTREAL — Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would greatly expand areas deemed at risk.
    • folkrav@lemmy.ca
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      7 days ago

      It’s true that the “think about the poor owners” part is, in a vacuum, a pretty fucking stupid argument. Nature doesn’t give a shit about home valuations. Water levels are on the rise, if you do live in a flood risk zone, it sucks, but you just do.

      It’s however pretty fucking bullshit that people who were flooded were allowed to rebuild in place to be told 4 years later that the home they literally just had rebuilt will now be hard to insure and near impossible to sell.