Nova Scotia is experiencing a historic flooding event as significant rainfall sweeps the province this weekend.

The heaviest rain has fallen across an area which stretches from near Liverpool  in Queens County on the South Shore, through Lunenburg County, then across to northwest Halifax County and into Hants County. 

Preliminary numbers show rainfall totals in this area ranging from 150-250+ millimetres of rain as of 6 a.m. AT Saturday.

Some folks in these areas, especially near Bedford, Sackvill…