Meanwhile, municipal emergency officials in West Hants lifted an evacuation order for the area early Sunday
Environment Canada says the downpour, which began Friday, dumped between 200-250 millimetres of rain along the province’s South Shore, across the Halifax area and into central and western parts of Nova Scotia.
Premier Tim Houston declared a provincewide state of emergency on Saturday, which will remain in effect until Aug. 5 unless the government terminates or extends it. A man stands at the edge of a flooded road as vehicles are seen abandoned in water in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023.Halifax Search and Rescue personnel navigate the floodwaters, in Bedford, N.S.on July 21, 2023.People stand on a hill surveying cars abandoned in floodwater in a mall parking lot following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023.Abandoned cars in a mall parking lot are seen in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023.
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