On the eastern Atlantic coast, heavy rains forced residents to evacuate and caused massive power outages.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0CBC weather expert Ryan Snowdan said Halifax had the most rain since Hurricane Bass in 1971.<\/p>\n
In flooded areas, 70,000 people once suffered power outages, and 10,000 people are suffering from power outages this afternoon.\u00a0In northern Nova Scotia, floods raised the possibility that a dam could collapse, and the government ordered nearby residents to evacuate.<\/p>\n
Environment Canada has predicted that rain will continue through the 23rd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"