<rss><channel><item><title>Harper to conduct quick tour of Nfld. floods</title><link>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070803.wpmnfld0803/BNStory/National/?page=rss&amp;id=RTGAM.20070803.wpmnfld0803</link><description>ST. JOHN'S — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Newfoundland to visit areas damaged by post-tropical storm Chantal, and Premier Danny Williams is fuming that Mr. Harper did not inform him of the visit. Mr. Harper's office revealed his plan to visit the province about two hours before the Prime Minister was to board a coast guard helicopter in St.</description><pubDate>2007-08-03T15:48+0200</pubDate><source>theglobeandmail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>theglobeandmail-a3bda6fdaf3712f10f9c95ac80c3f6df</guid></item><item><title>Province hopes to reopen flooded N.L. roads Thursday night</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/08/02/nl-ferry-delay.html?ref=rss</link><description>Provincial government crews were working around the clock Thursday to reopen almost all Newfoundland and Labrador roads damaged by floods after tropical storm Chantal.</description><pubDate>2007-08-02T21:53+0200</pubDate><source>CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBC-f1a57a6db77f1ef015503a74cf7842eb</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>States of emergency lifted on Avalon Peninsula</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/08/02/nl-ferry-delay.html?ref=rss</link><description>The states of emergency were lifted in communities on the Avalon Peninsula Thursday afternoon, but a Fire Emergency Services spokesman said it could be days before major roads could be reopened in the area in the aftermath of tropical storm Chantal.</description><pubDate>2007-08-02T17:00+0200</pubDate><source>CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBC-f5ee385330499b489443779e9344255b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Newfoundland cleans up after Chantal</title><link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-National/~3/139956819/</link><description>ST. JOHN'S — Communities across eastern Newfoundland are assessing flood damage Thursday in the wake of post-tropical storm Chantal. Spaniard's Bay Mayor John Drover said a portion of what's commonly known as Bishops Cove Shore was closed late Wednesday night because of a big washout on the ocean side.</description><pubDate>2007-08-02T16:32+0200</pubDate><source>theglobeandmail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>theglobeandmail-f2e6395cafeadd3bb0b7ec6827deb494</guid><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Ferry delayed, communities remain closed in Chantal aftermath</title><link>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/08/02/nl-ferry-delay.html?ref=rss</link><description>Many communities and roads remained closed on the Avalon Peninsula Thursday, forcing the cancellation of the regular Newfoundland-Nova Scotia ferry service in the aftermath of tropical storm Chantal.</description><pubDate>2007-08-02T15:30+0200</pubDate><source>CBC</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>CBC-6d118872647dd0bf7571ba15e1f06681</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Storm pummels Newfoundland</title><link>http://www.thestar.com/article/242061</link><description>ST. JOHN'S, N.L. The mayors of several small communities in eastern Newfoundland declared states of emergency Wednesday after post-tropical storm Chantal dumped heavy rain on the area, washing out bridges and submerging roads, basements and parking lots.</description><pubDate>2007-08-01T23:08+0200</pubDate><source>TorontoStar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TorontoStar-51b3100c0072f6f9d0caa0387772cd26</guid><category>SeaENV</category><category>WaterENV</category></item><item><title>Emergencies declared in several N.L. communities</title><link>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070801.wchantal0801/BNStory/National/?page=rss&amp;id=RTGAM.20070801.wchantal0801</link><description>No longer a tropical storm, Chantal unleashes a deluge on Newfoundland, flooding many areas</description><pubDate>2007-08-01T19:30+0200</pubDate><source>theglobeandmail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>theglobeandmail-e2ed4ee8c3f0bab5b0eba640df2e0f9c</guid><category>SeaENV</category></item><item><title>The tropics come alive</title><link>http://article.wn.com/view/2007/08/01/The_tropics_come_alive/</link><description>The remnants of the short-lived Tropical Storm Chantal were expected to brush by Newfoundland on Wednesday, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said. Chantal became the third tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane

Watching the Tropics: Chantal becomes extratropical, a low east of the Windward Islands....</description><pubDate>2007-08-01T18:48+0200</pubDate><source>icelandnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>icelandnews-6d20c9855e4f17f95229704e2d0fc781</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Rainstorm pummels Newfoundland</title><link>http://www.thestar.com/article/242061</link><description>ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. Post-tropical storm Chantal is continuing to pound the Avalon and Burin peninsulas and parts of southeastern Newfoundland with heavy rain and gusting winds.</description><pubDate>2007-08-01T18:06+0200</pubDate><source>TorontoStar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>TorontoStar-be3ac3a2a0de6e9ee33715569f8a740d</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Chantal unleashes deluge on Newfoundland</title><link>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070801.wchantal0801/BNStory/National/?page=rss&amp;id=RTGAM.20070801.wchantal0801</link><description>ST. JOHN'S — Post-tropical storm Chantal is continuing to pound the Avalon and Burin Peninsulas and parts of southeastern Newfoundland with heavy rain and gusting winds. The downpour has flooded out intersections and curb lanes in St. John's and forced the cancellation of the annual Royal St. John's Regatta.</description><pubDate>2007-08-01T15:45+0200</pubDate><source>theglobeandmail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>theglobeandmail-06d86f6a4ec2172c780df1088defd088</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>Flooding</category></item></channel></rss>
