Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland on Thursday to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that hammered parts of the region for three days.
After a devastating rain storm left washed out roads and flooding along parts of Atlantic Canada, efforts are underway in some areas to assess the damage and reopen vital transportation routes. Meanwhile, some communities are experience shortages of gas and other essentials.
Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland on Thursday to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that hammered parts of the region for three days.
Shortages of bread, milk and other staples were reported Thursday from communities in southwestern Newfoundland left isolated by a storm that dumped almost 200 millimetres of rain on the area, washing out roads and bridges.
Shortages of bread, milk and other staples were reported Thursday from communities in southwestern Newfoundland left isolated by a storm that dumped almost 200 millimetres of rain on the area, washing out roads and bridges.