It happened fast. A youth swept under rushing floodwaters.
This firefighter was first on scene.
It was fast moving, very fast moving.
The search beginning within minutes with nearly 100 millimetres of
rain falling.
They were searching quite a quite a large area in
in difficult conditions,
tiring conditions and and darkness.
Four friends were playing in this park in Nova Scotia's
Annapolis Valley when one of them disappeared.
It was more than three hours before the body was
found.
This is a devastating day for our province.
Nova Scotia's premier says dozens of roads were closed at
the height of the storm Thursday night in this fishing
village.
The damage is severe. It was quite shocking and a
very sad event for the community as well.
The water tore through bridges and roadways in the western
part of the province.
They just rebuilt it with huge rocks,
right? And, and they're rolling around like,
like dice. As people assess the damage and begin the
cleanup,
they're also dealing with mental stress.
Residents of some of these same communities are now reliving
the deadly flash flooding they experienced this time last year.
We're just beyond exhausted. It's,
it's, it's actually just numbing.
Like, I don't even know how to feel anything right
now.
Last year's flooding led to the deaths of four people
and left homes devastated.
This year, some tried to protect their homes.
This restaurant is trying to help those who don't have
one.
A lot of people's tents have been destroyed.
All their stuff is soaking wet.
So we plan to go pick up sleeping bags,
pillows. The premier says infrastructure will be rebuilt,
but nothing will replace the loss of a young life.
These are really hard things to process.
On top of that, we've had hurricanes,
we've had fires. You know,
and snow storms. We're experiencing a lot of trauma and
a lot of emotion.
With the anniversary of last year's deadly flash flood just
over a week away.
Kayla Hounsell, CBC News, Falmouth,
Nova Scotia.