Heavy rain drenches Canada’s Nova Scotia: NPR

Relentless downpours lashed Canada’s southeastern tip – flooding roads, prompting power outages and Forcing residents to evacuate their homes as officials fear the dam has been breached.

Rainfall It started in Nova Scotia on Friday. As of Saturday morning, parts of the county have already accumulated nearly six inches of rain. In some areas, more than an inch of rain fell per hour.

And Environment Canada wrote in a statement.

Rain is expected in central and eastern Nova Scotia on Saturday. The storm is expected to continue into the late afternoon in central Nova Scotia and into the late evening in the eastern regions.

As of Saturday morning, more than 18,000 homes were without electricity Nova Scotia Power.

Issued by the Government of Nova Scotia Evacuation order For people living near the St. Croix river system due to fears that a nearby dam may soon overflow. Residents living along the River Mersey have been asked to do so Bring for a possible eviction.

In Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, many roads were closed and people were urged to avoid driving as a result of flash flooding.

“Many roads have been washed away and are still closed due to flooding. There are abandoned cars on roads and highways causing dangerous conditions,” Halifax Regional Municipality books on Twitter.

Boat search and rescue teams were deployed to Halifax Friday night and Saturday morning to find people potentially trapped in the flood.

The dangerous downpour comes less than two months after Nova Scotia was ravaged by an unprecedented wildfire season in Canada. Officials estimated that 200 homes or structures were destroyed. More than 16,000 people have temporarily fled their homes.

As of Saturday, wildfires Complete to burn across western Canada.