Drake, the Canadian rapper, has shared a video of his flooded mansion in Toronto.
On Tuesday, the city was hit by a torrential rainstorm that caused widespread flooding and power outages.
Drake’s home, known as ‘the Embassy’, is located in Toronto’s luxury Bridle Path neighborhood.
In a post via his Instastory on Wednesday, the Grammy-winning rapper shared a video of murky brown water surging into a room.
The 37-year-old rapper playfully said the floodwaters “better be espresso martini” in the accompanying caption.
In the footage, an unidentified man is seen pushing against glass doors as water rushes from one room to another.
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According to the City of Toronto, Canada’s largest city was affected by torrential rain, accumulating around four inches of water.
The waters submerged city streets, shuttering highways and subway stations, leaving over 167,000 people without power with no estimated time of when it will be restored.
More than 97 millimeters (about 3.82 inches) of rain were recorded during four hours, according to the Toronto International Airport.
The airport, in a post via X, said this makes it the fifth wettest day ever recorded in the city.
“Tuesday also shattered the previous rainfall record for July 16, set in 1941 when 25.9 millimeters (1 inch) fell at the airport,” the post added.
Speaking with CBC, David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said there had been multiple storms “lined up like a parade, like jumbo jets on the airport tarmac”.
“This is the new reality. It used to be river flooding, now it is urban flooding,” he added.
Drake rose to fame after debuting his mixtape ‘Room for Improvement’ in 2006.
He has won numerous awards and received global recognition for his expertise.
He is also regarded as one of the most influential artistes in contemporary hip-hop and pop music.
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