An evacuation order is in place for people living near Nova Scotia's Saint Croix River system, as torrential downpours swamp much of the province.
Part of Highway 101 near Lower Sackville, N.S., was flooded around 9:30 p.m. AT Friday.
The order was sent out to cell phones in the area at 3:41 a.m. AT. It says the "dam is at risk of breaching. All residents must evacuate immediately to the Brooklyn Civic Centre at 995 Highway 215, Newport." A later alert said evacuees can also use the Windsor Civic Centre at 78 Thomas St., Windsor.—Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay told CBC News early Saturday that RCMP are helping with evacuations at Smileys provincial park campground, which is fairly close to the dam.
The Bedford Highway between Sherbrooke Drive and Flamingo Drive and between Dartmouth Road and River Lane.Hammonds Plains Road between Gary Martin Drive and Larry Uteck Boulevard.Police also warned early Saturday that the storm has left rocks, gravel and other debris on roads throughout the region. They also said a number of vehicles that had been abandoned on flooded roads were towed.
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