Torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed the Canadian province of Nova Scotia last week in what was deemed its worst rainfall event in 50 years. Flash-flooding resulted, leading Novia Scotia to declare a two-week state of emergency last Saturday. At least three people died in the floods, up to 600 had to evacuate their homes, and power cuts affected a further 80,000.
Storms began on the Friday (21 July) and continued into Sunday, with some areas seeing three months’ worth of rain – about 250 mm – in the space of 24 hours. It had already been a particularly wet summer for Nova Scotia. The provincial capital, Halifax, had its third wettest June on record, receiving more than double the amount of rain that had fallen in the three months prior.
