Drake’s Toronto Mansion Flooded Amid Severe Rainfall

• Drakes Toronto mansion floods amid severe citywide rainfall, affecting residents and causing multiple road closures.
• Toronto Hydro reports power outages for about 3,200 customers, down from 167,000, following heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
• City advises residents to report basement flooding and avoid standing in flood water, receiving over 700 calls for assistance.

Drake's Toronto mansion flooded amid severe citywide rainfall - leaving the rapper and nearly 200,000 residents without power and multiple road closures reported.

Making the news: Drake shared a dramatic video on his Instagram story revealing significant flooding in his Toronto mansion. The video followed him wading through water that filled an entire room and reached up to his ankles and making its way into a hallway.

What to know: Toronto experienced severe flooding on Tuesday, with more than 100mm of rain falling in certain areas. By Wednesday, Toronto Hydro reported that about 3,200 customers were still without power, down from a high of around 167,000. The flash flooding led to several road closures, two of which had not reopened by early Wednesday. The city advised residents to call 311 to report basement flooding, with over 700 such calls received. Officials also cautioned residents to avoid standing in flood water and to seek professional assistance for cleanup.

The background: Drake's Toronto mansion, known as The Embassy, spans 50,000 square feet and includes luxurious features such as an indoor basketball court and a 3,200-square-foot master bedroom. In a 2020 interview with Architectural Digest, Drake expressed his desire for the mansion to have a monumental scale and feel. 'Because I was building it in my hometown, I wanted the structure to stand firm for 100 years,' he said. 'It will be one of the things I leave behind, so it had to be timeless.'