4 missing after record downpours along Canada’s Atlantic coast caused flooding
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Four people are missing after intense storms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of the province of Nova Scotia, on Canada's Atlantic coast, over the past two days, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages.Flooding submerged several vehicles, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokeswoman Cindy Bayers said two such incidents in West Hants, north of Halifax, have left two adults and two children missing as of Saturday morning.The two children disappeared after the vehicle they were traveling in became trapped underwater, Bayers said, noting that the other three occupants were able to…
