Quebec Nunavik patients evacuated amid persistent water crisis
Friday, May 16, 2025, 7:20 pm
In Quebec’s Far North, officials have been forced to evacuate patients from a health facility due to relentless water shortages in the Nunavik region. The persistent infrastructure woes leave residents and patients in a maddening limbo, as government attempts to remedy the crisis seem to lag behind urgent needs.
Cette communauté du Nord-du-Québec doit se résoudre à évacuer des patients pour qu’ils se fassent soigner.
Le gouvernement du Québec évacue des patients d’un établissement de santé du Grand Nord de la province en raison de pénuries d’eau persistantes dans une communauté.
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is evacuating patients from a health facility in the province’s Far North because of persistent water shortages in a community.
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