Editor’s Note: The location identified as Sackville, N.S. at 0:12 and 0:29 is actually Lakeside, N.S. Global News regrets this error.
Halifax drivers were experiencing frightening conditions Friday as heavy rain from thunderstorms resulted in the flooding of busy roads and highways throughout the municipality.
A torrential downpour accompanied by persistent thunder and lightning started around 3:30 p.m. Friday. By 8 p.m., the rain was still coming down in buckets, causing chaos for drivers and homeowners.
By 10 p.m., the Halifax Regional Municipality issued an emergency alert, asking drivers to stay off all roads and highways unless it was an emergency.
Global’s Zack Power has more.
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