OTTAWA, July 22 (Reuters) - Torrential rains lashing the Canadian Atlantic province of Nova Scotia threatened to overwhelm a dam on Saturday and caused major damage in parts of Halifax, the largest city.
The province's emergency office said a dam near the St. Croix River system could breach and told local residents to evacuate immediately.
The alert covers a large part of central Nova Scotia.
"Dam overflow - Evacuation order for the St. Croix river system area.
Dam at risk of breaching," the province's emergency management office said in a message sent to cellphones.
Persons:
Mike Savage, Bill Blair, David Ljunggren, Daniel Wallis
Organizations:
OTTAWA, St, Twitter, Federal Emergencies Management, Environment, Thomson
Locations:
Atlantic, of Nova Scotia, Halifax, St, Croix, Nova Scotia, Environment Canada, Canada, United States