After the West Indies, Canada. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit the Atlantic coast of Canada hard on Saturday, September 24: half a million homes without electricity, material damage and a missing woman, washed away by the waters. “Fiona came and left her mark on Nova Scotia and neighboring provinces”said the Prime Minister of this region, Tim Houston, during a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
Two women were washed away in Channel-Port-aux-Basques, in the province of Newfoundland, according to a police spokeswoman. One of the two victims, carried away after the collapse of his house, was rescued and hospitalized, the other remains missing. Rainfall of up to 192 millimeters was recorded in Nova Scotia.
Violent gusts are expected to persist into the evening, noted meteorologist Bob Robichaud, noting however that “Conditions should gradually improve over the next three to six hours”. At 9 p.m. (2 a.m. Sunday in Paris), strong winds were still blowing over northern Cape Breton Island, western Newfoundland and the Magdalen Islands. Fiona, now accompanied by winds of 110 km/h, should head towards Quebec and southeastern Labrador by the end of the night.
“Thinking of all those affected by Hurricane Fiona. Know that we are with you”Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted, announcing that federal authorities were ready “to provide the provinces with additional resources”.
Hurricane Fiona hits Atlantic Canada and Quebec hard. As Canadians, we are there for each other, and we will pay @CroixRouge_QC an amount equal to that donated by Canadians and businesses in the next 30 days. https://t.co/7kQN72HS8b
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 25, 2022
Nova Scotia Power, which supplies Nova Scotia with electricity, reported 339,000 homes without power as of early evening. In the other two provinces most affected, the Prince Edward Island operator had 82,000 households cut off from the network a little earlier, and that of New Brunswick 40,000.