Heavy rains result in major washouts on Newfoundland's west coast
CBC
Significant rainfall on the west coast Friday has resulted in significant flooding and road washouts.
Rouzes Brook in Cape St. George has overflowed its banks, causing serious damage.
Route 460 from Marches Point to Rouzes Brook is closed to all traffic, including emergency vehicles, due to the washouts. In a statement, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says department officials, engineers and contractors are on site "to assess damage, make appropriate repairs and determine alternate routes where necessary."
The road closure means half of the town is now cut off.
"Yesterday was a day from hell, I guess you would call it," said Cape St. George mayor Stella Cornect. "We had a terrible, terrible day here. The past 24 hours has been wicked on our residents."
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Cornect says contractors are working to fix and open up the Marches Point side of the road, as around 650 people there are currently stranded from the rest of the town.
She says no one has been injured, as ambulance services and a fire department are available to people stranded in the cut off area.
Residents are asked to still call 911 in an emergency, and if they cannot be reached by Cape St. George Ambulance, Lourdes Ambulance will respond.
Cornect says quite a few homes have flooded, including her basement. She says residents who have sustained property damage should send photographs to her email, as she is contacting the provincial government, asking them to provide help.
"Some people are devastated because some people do not have insurance," she said. "With life the way it is now, people can't afford it."
She says the government has been responsive and is "ready to help."
Benwah First Nation chief Jasen Benwah says Route 460 is "a mess," and that many local side roads have also been damaged by the rain.
"We are completely cut off," he said. "I can't go anywhere outside right at the moment."
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