'Nova Scotians are resilient': Premier vows to rebuild province amid catastrophic flooding
CTV
As Nova Scotia continues to endure intense rainfall, Premier Tim Houston vowed to rebuild the province as the flooding has left many stranded and destroyed bridges and homes.
Strong flooding has swept away roads, damaged homes and left many Nova Scotians stranded as historic rainfall continues to wreak havoc in the province.
Amid the devestation, Premier Tim Houston pledged to rebuild the province that has been left underwater after just recently experiencing an intense start to the wildfire season.
"We will rebuild, there's no question Nova Scotians are resilient and strong. We've been tested a lot but we will rebuild," Houston said in an interview with CTV News Channel on Sunday.
Since Friday evening, the province has been hit with non-stop intense rain that reached 200 millimeters in less than 12 hours. The overnight rain impacted roads and power lines leaving as many as 40,000 residents without power.
By Saturday afternoon, the RCMP reported four residents had gone missing amid the flooding in separate incidents where the vehicle they were in was submerged in the water, two children and one youth and adult male.
"The impact (the rain’s) had on bridges and roads and houses, it's just devastating in so many ways, but right now everyone is just praying for the safe return of those four souls," he said.
In the last few years, Canada's East Coast has been hit hard with frequent extreme weather events like Hurricane Fiona in late 2022, followed by wildfires this summer -- all of which has placed an immense pressure on first responders, Houston said.
