On the eastern Atlantic coast, heavy rains forced residents to evacuate and caused massive power outages.
In the eastern part of Nova Scotia, more than 200 mm of rain poured from the 21st to 8 am on the 22nd. As of the 23rd, 4 people have gone missing due to the heavy rain, and 1,150 residents have been evacuated. Two of the missing are children.
Some residents have been evacuated from their homes twice in two months, one in May due to a massive wildfire and this time due to flooding. CBC weather expert Ryan Snowdan said Halifax had the most rain since Hurricane Bass in 1971.
In flooded areas, 70,000 people once suffered power outages, and 10,000 people are suffering from power outages this afternoon. In northern Nova Scotia, floods raised the possibility that a dam could collapse, and the government ordered nearby residents to evacuate.
Environment Canada has predicted that rain will continue through the 23rd.