The remnants of "Matthew" stormed into the Maritimes and Newfoundland on Monday causing extensive damage to infrastructure......and a particularly bad day too as it was the Thanksgiving Holiday with heavy traffic.
The Trans Canada Highway was severed in Terra Nova National Park halting east-west traffic across Newfoundland, There is no alternate route to cross the province. Some vehicles did use portions of the abandoned railway.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/states-of-emergencies-rainstorm-aftermath-1.3799472
And between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.....oneway traffic was being escourted across the Canso Causeway by a plow to clear boulders washed up onto the highway roadbed,.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/power-outages-affecting-about-50-000-in-nova-scotia-1.3799440
The Confederation to Prince Edward Island also had high sided vehicle restrictions.
Heard there were quite a few roads washed out and flooding. Not as bad as it got in the States, but still a mess for people out there. Hopefully everything is back up and running within a reasonable time frame.
Wow! I sure didn't expect them to get hit that hard.
I live in Texas. However, I was up there 2 months ago (read Newfoundland Trip Rescheduled/misadventure, Oct 6, 2016 post). I met so many great people. I ended up spending a few days in the Sydney Regional Hospital with a broken leg, great care. Then a few more days in a hotel for more recovery before heading home, thus, meeting some more great people.
After such close interaction with the citizens of the area I feel as though it is my family suffering. I pray for all. Also, hope all the bridges and roads are repaired quickly.