Heavy, relentless rain swept via the southeastern tip of Canada — flooding roadways, knocking off energy and forcing residents to evacuate their houses as officers feared a dam is perhaps breached.

The downpour started in Nova Scotia on Friday. As of Saturday morning, elements of the province had already amassed practically six inches of rain. In some areas, rain fell over an inch per hour.

“The ground, already near saturation, has little ability to absorb further rainfall,” Environment Canada wrote in a statement.

Central and jap Nova Scotia is forecast to obtain between 1-4 inches of extra rain on Saturday. The storm is predicted to final till late afternoon in central Nova Scotia and late night within the jap areas.

As of Saturday morning, over 18,000 households had been with out energy in line with Nova Scotia Power.

The Nova Scotia authorities issued an evacuation order for individuals residing close to the Saint Croix River system resulting from considerations {that a} close by dam could quickly overflow. Residents residing alongside Mersey River have been requested to prepare for a attainable evacuation.

In Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, a number of roads had been closed off and other people had been urged to keep away from driving because of flash flooding.

“Numerous roads are washed out & remain closed due to flooding. There are abandoned cars on roads & highways causing dangerous conditions,” the Halifax Regional Municipality wrote on Twitter.

Search and rescue groups had been deployed by boat in Halifax on Friday night time and Saturday morning to search out individuals who had been presumably trapped within the flood.

The harmful downpour comes lower than two months after Nova Scotia was engulfed by Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season. Officials estimated that 200 houses or buildings had been destroyed. More than 16,000 individuals quickly fled their houses.

As of Saturday, wildfires continue to burn throughout western Canada.