Search continues for 4 missing people as Nova Scotia grapples with flooding fallout
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Four people, including two children, a youth and a man, are still missing in Nova Scotia, about a day after search for them began, RCMP say.
Two separate searches started in the West Hants area of the province early Saturday after two vehicles became submerged in floodwaters.
Three of five people were able to escape one vehicle, leaving two children missing, and two of four people were able to escape another, leaving a man and youth missing.
On Sunday morning, Nova Scotia RCMP spokesperson Cindy Bayers said finding them is top of mind and that extra resources have been added to support these efforts.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has said the search will continue as long as necessary.
Much of the province has been dealing with severe flooding and impassable roads after torrential downpours swept in overnight Friday and into Saturday.
A provincewide state of emergency was declared late Saturday, with West Hants, East Hants, the Halifax Regional Municipality, Lunenburg County and Queens County considered among the hardest hit areas.
Bayers told CBC News that the best source for the latest road conditions is 511, both by phone and online.
Flooding advisories remain in effect for Highway 101, 102, 103, 107, 111 and 118.
Bayers said drivers should exercise caution and be alert while driving.
She said officers are continuing to check conditions on the province's highway and respond to any calls of people in need of help.
As of 9 a.m. AT Sunday, Nova Scotia Power's outage map shows there are about 7,000 customers without electricity, down from a peak of 70,000 at the height of the storm.
Early Sunday, Windsor and West Hants Regional Municipality Mayor Abraham Zebian said that all emergency evacuations in the area have been lifted.
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