Two Saint-Placide women are still unable to return home following this spring's floodings.
Laila Nejmi and Isabelle Dyens have been living in a hotel for the last seven months. Dyens tells CTV that mould in the basement has spread throughout their home.
At its worst, the water rose nearly 10 metres in some areas of the home. Nejmi says they did everything to save their house. She says it felt like being in survival mode, with the adrenaline at its peak every single day.
To make matters worse, the Red Cross has told them they will no longer be covered because the provincial government has decided they are no longer considered flood victims. But because the government isn't commenting on individual cases, the women don't even know the reason their funding was cut.
Dyens says it's unfathomable that with winter coming, they're being put out onto the street. Nejmi says they were astonished to learn they won't be receiving any more funding, and says they weren't given any warning.
According to the Red Cross, at least 100 Quebec families do not have a permanent place to live because they've been displaced by the flood.
Saint-Placide mayor Richard Labonte says there were 153 flood victims in the town who have received $663,000 in compensation.
Until their home is safe to live in, Nejmi and Dyens will have to pay for their lodging out of pocket.
- With files from CTV Montreal