Nova Scotia floods cause ‘unimaginable’ damage; four people missing

The heaviest rains in more than 40 years badly damaged a major city in Canada’s Atlantic region on Saturday but authorities are no longer concerned a dam might breach, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp said.
The storm, which started on Friday, had dumped more than 20 cm (8 inches) on parts of the eastern province of Nova Scotia by 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Saturday.
“There is significant damage to roads and infrastructure. Conditions are not safe for vehicles and pedestrians at this time,” tweeted the regional municipality in the port of Halifax, the province’s largest city.
It could get worse since Environment Canada is predicting torrential rain in the east of the province, continuing into Sunday. At one point, more than 70,000 people were without power.