Residents in Canadian city of Cape Breton await rescue after snowstorm
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Some residents in the Canadian Atlantic city of Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue after a huge dump of heavy, wet snow on the weekend jammed entrances to homes, blocked roadways and prompted a local state of emergency
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia -- Several residents in Canada’s Atlantic city of Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue Tuesday after a huge dump of heavy, wet snow over the weekend jammed entrances to homes, blocked roadways and prompted a local state of emergency.
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality declared a state of local emergency on Sunday, which may remain in place for the rest of the week.
The cleanup could take days after up to 150 centimeters (59 inches) of snow accumulated in parts of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality including Sydney, the largest community on the island in the province of Nova Scotia.
Debbie Crane, 61, said she hasn’t left her home in Whitney Pier, a Sydney neighborhood, since Friday night, when blowing snow created drifts that blocked both entrances and buried her car.
As of Tuesday, Crane had already missed one kidney dialysis appointment. Crane said she has had to limit her intake of fluids to reduce the strain on her kidneys as she waits for a ride to the hospital.
