Two of the four people missing in Nova Scotia have been found dead, after the floods that swept parts of the Canadian countryside on Saturday. Police have confirmed that a 52-year-old missing man, whose car was found flooded, has been found dead, while the second victim has not yet been identified.

“My sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the two people lost in the floods,” Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said, adding that the second dead man was one of four missing people sought by authorities in the Halifax area.

Because of the storm that started on Friday, some areas received as much rain as is usually expected in three months, forecasters said.

The resulting torrents flooded roads and buildings, destroyed bridges and a railway line in Halifax, Canada’s fourth-largest port.

Canadian Railways (CN) has restored much of the affected infrastructure, but some work will be delayed until water levels recede in some areas, CN spokesman Scott Brown said.

The Halifax Port Authority is making efforts to manage stored cargo. Communications manager Lane Ferguson said 60 percent of cargo moves by rail from the Port of Halifax, including products manufactured in Europe or Southeast Asia destined for major urban centers in eastern Canada and the Midwestern US states.