Cut off from the world

In the instant it takes for a rainstorm to start your life can be changed.  This is the thought that resonates in my head when I listen to CBC about our latest weather disaster: Meat Cove.  Meat Cove is a rural fishing village on the Northern tip of Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia.  With a population of less than 100, I can imagine it's a peaceful place with lots of tourists (aiming for the hikes to Pollet's Cove) and a laid back feeling.  But when the residents woke up this morning I wonder if they knew what had transpired the night before.  Did they know that the only bridge into town had been washed away...

(Image courtesy of CBC.ca)

Or did they know that the tourists would be trapped because the local wharves were out?  Did they know that the peaceful village was about to be turned upside down?  I don't know.  I can only imagine the thoughts that would race through your head when you see your picturesque small town become cut off from civilization.  Luckily, no one was hurt and people appear in good spirits. 

The Department of Transportation and EMO (Emergency Measures Office) are on their way with engineers to asses the damages done to the bridge at Meat Cove but it could take time before residents and tourists are allowed to use the bridge.  For now reports tell me that the residents are getting along well, with a local restaurant offering free meals and tourists soon to be ferried across, but everyone please keep the residents of Meat Cove in your thoughts.  I know I will.