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Nova Scotia floods cause “unimaginable” damage; four people missing

Rescue personnel operations, in this video screengrab, in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 21st July, 2023.

Ottawa, Canada Reuters The heaviest rain to hit the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia in more than 50 years triggered floods causing “unimaginable” damage, and four people are missing, including two children, officials said on Saturday. The storm, which started on Friday, dumped more than 25 centimetres on some parts in just 24 hours […]

Storm Fiona ravages Canada’s east coast, causing “terrifying” destruction

Canada Halifax Hurricane Fiona1

Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada Reuters Powerful storm Fiona ripped into eastern Canada on Saturday with hurricane-force winds, forcing evacuations, knocking down trees and powerlines, and reducing many homes on the coast to “just a pile of rubble in the ocean”. The US National Hurricane Center said the centre of the storm, downgraded to Post-Tropical Cyclone Fiona, […]