# ‘Never experienced anything to this size and effect,’ official says of Cape Breton storm

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- CBC News, 2026-09-06 11:49 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cape-breton-rainfall-sunday-9.7334170?cmp=rss

> The chief administrative officer of Port Hawkesbury, N.S., says damage from a torrential storm that dropped more than 200 millimetres of rain on parts of Cape Breton is unlike anything he has seen before.

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