 Flooding damage was also reported to infrastructure other than roads . After two rivers overflowed , at least 70 % of Oxford was flooded , which included a hardware store and dozens of homes , while a senior citizens living complex were evacuated . The SOS Children 's Village in <unk> sustained approximately $ 25 @,@ 000 ( 1999 CAD ) in flood damage . Schools in Amherst and the University of Windsor canceled afternoon classes on September 24 . In the Canning area , 1 @,@ 500 people were left without power , while electricity was also lost in Annapolis Valley , Yarmouth , Truro , Westville , Amherst , and <unk> . A woman required rescue by firemen after her van plunged into the swollen River Philip . In <unk> , a tractor trailer loaded with lumber went off the road . Damage in Nova Scotia likely exceeded $ 5 million ( 1999 CAD ) . 
