A search was focused on a flooded Nova Scotia field Sunday for four people, including two children, reported missing.
Abandoned cars in a mall parking lot are seen in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Nova Scotia RCMP say the search continues for four people, including two children, after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across the province.
Tremblay said a dive recovery team conducted an underwater search of the field Saturday evening and located an unoccupied pick-up truck believed to be the vehicle the children were travelling in. Police were being assisted by a team from the Department of Natural Resources and ground search and rescue teams from West Hants, Colchester and Valley, he said.Police did not release any details about the four missing people.
Zebian also confirmed that a municipal evacuation order that had been issued for the area was lifted early Sunday. People were allowed to return to their homes and businesses, he said. Environment Canada meteorologist Bob Robichaud said the heavy rain, which began Friday, dumped between 200 and 250 millimetres along the province’s South Shore, across the Halifax area and into central and western parts of Nova Scotia.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.
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