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Toronto city staff fill sandbags on Ward's Island .Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

Parts of the Toronto Islands have begun flooding as Lake Ontario waters continue to rise.

City spokesman Brad Ross says water has breached the sandbags on the north shore of Ward’s Island.

He says high winds in Toronto harbour caused high waves to knock sandbags clear, allowing water to flow onto the island.

Mr. Ross says water has reached some residents’ doors, while others have had their crawl spaces flooded.

He says the water on land is up to 40 centimetres in some places, but pumps have been strategically located to help mitigate the problem.

Mr. Ross says non-essential vehicles are not permitted on the island for the next three days as crews do their work.

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