In Need of a Hand Due to Flooding in Toronto: July 16, 2024

Update: Thank you so much for everyone's generosity! I have reached my goal with everyone's support on this page as well as in real life so I am not accepting anymore donation. You are still welcome to leave me a message through this page. I am truly grateful for everyone's help from the bottom of my heart! It is nice to know I am not alone in this stressful moment of my life. Thank you all again!

TL;DR: The room I called home for the past two years was flooded with sewage water on July 16 and I have lost a third of my possessions (the most important being sentimental). I am distraught at what has happened.

Hello Everyone,

On July 16 I was one of those unfortunate individuals deeply affected by the heavy flooding Toronto received as a result of heavy rain and overflowing drainage systems. On that day around noon, my landlord called me which was surprising in itself as he rarely does so unless it’s urgent. He was calling to let me know that the basement which I’m living in was being flooded as we spoke. I initially thought it was not that bad, only an inch or two, but he told me that it was a foot high and increasing by the minute. As I was at work, my manager advised me to head home to salvage whatever I could. When I got back I saw that the situation had changed for the worse as the water was at thigh level and was a mixture of both rainwater and sewage. Before my very eyes I saw my life floating along in the sewer water flooding my room with my fridge overturned, my bed struggling to stay afloat, and essentially everything I owned touched by this affliction.

Upon further inspection after we were able to pump the water out, almost everything I owned was soaked in sewage or destroyed. I was able to recover some of my stuff but in total I have lost about one third of all my possessions. I had to throw out all my furniture, some of my clothes/shoes, various technological bits like my camera that I have owned for almost 10 years, my spare phone, my passport which will cost $250 to renew, and the worst of it being my sentimental items.

As like everyone else, these sentimental items were truly irreplaceable to me. As an immigrant, I have worked for everything I have with the money I made by my own two hands. Those sentimental items were what helped me get through the rough times as their value was from healing my homesickness while being away from my country of Vietnam. I now feel as if a part of me is lost and can never be recovered.

I am not here to be a beggar. I would not even be on this webpage if not for this flood which has impacted me greatly both financially and emotionally. All I am asking for is some assistance to get my life back on track as anyone else would hope for. Any bit is gladly appreciated as you are helping me move on from this horrible moment.

Thank you all,

Darcy