In total 33mm was dumped on the town and the majority. The department has reported washouts at four locations across the Trans-Canada Highway, along with roads in the Codroy Valley, Channel-Port aux Basques and the surrounding area.įurey told CBC's Power & Politics about 5,000 people are isolated and have been cut off from the rest of Newfoundland by the washouts.Ĭrews are also watching rising water levels in the Rose Blanche area of the province, along with Grand Bay Bridge in Port aux Basques. Broken Hill has been inundated with water as a storm passed across the region on Saturday, according to meteorologists at the weather bureau. "This is not a 48-hour fix," said Transportation Minister Elvis Loveless at an afternoon media conference. While the ice storm 24 years ago coated areas of eastern Ontario and toppled towers too, it was largely a rural event locally, Conrad explained, when asked why Saturday's storm was worse. The bridge to Tom Miner Basin off of Highway 89 south of Livingston has been washed out as major flooding washed away roads and set off mudslides in Yellowstone National Park in Montana on Monday.
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Government officials can't say when the roads damaged by an unprecedented rainstorm pounding southwestern Newfoundland will be fixed, as the rain continues to fall Wednesday afternoon. And places on the storms warmer side were facing severe weather, including the risk of tornadoes. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) In addition to the storm causing havoc on highways, more than 1,000 flights were canceled Thursday. Lisa Esquivel Long At least seven power poles lean across Aboite Center Road in Fort Wayne on June 14.
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Premier Andrew Furey says it's too early to set a timeline on when roads damaged by the rainstorm hitting southwestern Newfoundland will be repaired, as the full extent of damage is unknown. The massive storm clocked 98-mile-per-hour winds ripped through the area, causing trees to fall and power lines to be down.