Trudeau takes ATV to get to work during Ottawa-area downpour

A deluge of heavy rain and high winds created a messy commute for workers in theNational Capital Region Monday morning, forcing even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take some unconventional measures to get to work.

Trudeau had to climb aboard a John Deere Gator all-terrain vehicle and take back roads from his weekend residence in the Gatineau Hills to make it to the office in downtown Ottawa.

The road to Harrington Lake, located in the wooded area of Gatineau Hills near Meech Lake, was washed out and couldn't handle cars. Trudeau was picked up by his official motorcade once he got past the washout point.

Other residents weren't so lucky.

The rainstorm has flooded streets, ripped branches from trees and left thousands of residents without power in parts of Ottawa andGatineau,Que.

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Another 20 to 30 millimetres of rain is expected to fall by Monday afternoon, bringing the total precipitation since Sunday to between 75 and100 millimetres.