A heavy rainstorm hit Atlantic Canada causing extreme flooding and power outages across the region.

The footage, captured on January 13 in rural New-Brunswick shows muddy water flowing on a motorway.

Writes the filmer: ''The flash flood cause a thunderous volume of water that could not be handled by the culvert.

''Shortly after the video was taken, the road was blocked.''

Date: January 13, 2018 around 10am

Location: Route 490, Near Ste-Marie-de-Kent, New-Brunswick, Canada

Title: Flash flooding in January 2018

Story: On January 13, 2018, New-Brunswick was hit with a severe rain storm causing lots of flooding in various regions. This video was taken on our way to Moncton, New-Brunswick. It is usually a very small brook running under the bridge. The flash flood cause a thunderous volume of water that could not be handled by the culvert.