Canada weather: State of emergency declared in N.L. town after storm [Video]

GAMBO, N.L. –

Damaging winds and pounding surf that washed away part of a street in a small northeastern town in Newfoundland on Sunday triggered a state of emergency in the coastal community.

Rick Ralph, a lifelong resident of Gambo, said the massive waves and heavy wind were unlike anything he’s seen before. The ocean washed over the road in front of his house, which is about nine metres away from the water, and covered his front lawn in seaweed.

“As soon as the sun started to come up (Sunday) the water started to surge, and we watched the road wash away,” he said in an interview Monday, adding that in just a few hours a part of the road was “totally gone.”

• The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App

Ralph, 49, and his wife Colleen have been in their home for 32 years, and …