BEAUCEVILLE, Quebec – Spring flooding forced dozens of residents of the Quebec town of Beauceville from their homes on the weekend.

More than 60 residents had to evacuate homes and businesses Saturday night after an ice jam about a kilometer north of the town caused the Chaudiere River to break its banks.

Many residents returned home Sunday to flooded basements and the main highway in the area reopened to traffic but emergency measures officials remained on alert.

The area floods nearly every spring but some residents say this is the worst in several years.

Beauceville is roughly midway between Quebec City and Canada’s border with Maine.