Marvin Kendall’s shed is towed back across the bay to Morrisville Wednesday. The shed — complete with a quad and a snowmobile inside — was washed away Monday by the heavy rain powered floodwaters that hit many parts of the province in the wake of hurricane Matthew. The shed was found on a beach across from Conne River Tuesday and was tied down there temporarily. After a few phone calls to friends, Kendall’s shed was retrieved and towed back to Morrisville Wednesday by Anthony McDonald, Patrick Francis, Trey Hill, Jarrett McDonald, Brady McDonald and Travis McDonald. While Kendall got his shed — and its contents — back, the rest of Morristown is still feeling the effects of the storm. As of Wednesday afternoon, residents of Morrisville had no drinking water. Donations of food, medication and water for the community was being brought across by boat, as the main road to the town is cut off due to a huge washout.
Groups of neighbours are cleaning and disinfecting basements, heaving furniture onto lawns and have even used speed boats to chase down and lasso an errant shed that floated out to the ocean off Newfoundland's south coast.
Meanwhile, many homeowners such as Tracey Drew of Morrisville, N.L., say they have no insurance and they're hopeful that the provincial and federal governments will help provide quick cash to replace destroyed furnaces and appliances before temperatures plunge.
The Red Cross estimates at least 100 homes were damaged in central Newfoundland, while its early estimates indicate that about 400 homes and buildings were damaged by flooding in the Sydney area of Cape Breton. There was also widespread and costly damage to roads, infrastructure and bridges.
Nova Scotia's premier says his officials are in the midst of assessing how many people lack any kind of insurance and how much municipal damage has occurred before approaching the federal disaster relief plan.
Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball has toured devastated coastal towns for the past two days and has also said his government will be going to Ottawa for help with disaster relief.
