Nova Scotia has declared a provincewide emergency in response to severe flooding across the province, as residents deal with the aftermath of the heaviest rain to hit the region in more than 50 years.
Four people have been declared missing in the storm, which started on July 21 and has already caused “unimaginable” damage, according to Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston.
The four—two children, a youth, and a man—were declared missing in West Hants on July 22, the day the province’s Emergency Management Office (EMO) declared the emergency.
The areas most affected by flooding include East and West Hants, Halifax Regional Municipality, Lunenburg and Queen’s counties, the province said in a July 22 news release….