VIDEO: Canada was hit by a terrible storm, several houses fell into the sea
Strong storm Fiona swept through eastern Canada, causing evacuations, downed power lines and trees, and reduced many homes to rubble.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the center of the storm is now in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after passing Nova Scotia, Reuters reported.
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The NHC said Fiona, after taking its toll on Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, lashed Newfoundland and eastern Quebec, but was likely to weaken.
Port-au-Basque, on the southwestern tip of Newfoundland, population 4.067, declared a state of emergency and evacuated parts of the city that were flooded, Mayor Brian Button said.
Daylight is beginning to break as Ferocious Fiona continues to rip away at Nova Scotia. Hydro poles and lines coming down across the roadways in Sydney. #Fiona #Canada #NSwx @MyRadarWX pic.twitter.com/Se52UwtLEa
- Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) September 24, 2022
"The scariest thing I've ever seen"
Several houses and an apartment building ended up in the sea, René Roy, editor-in-chief of Wreckhouse Weekly in Port-au-Basque, told Canadian television.
Relentless winds in Sydney, NS from record breaking storm sending debris flying everywhere. #Fiona #nswx @MyRadarWX pic.twitter.com/qS7eVW9HO1
- Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) September 24, 2022
"This is the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life," Roy said, describing many of the homes now just a pile of debris in the ocean.
Lots of damage in Glace Bay. Chasing #FIONA in #NovaScotia pic.twitter.com/xTfI4KMHoY
- Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 24, 2022
Police are investigating whether a woman died by ending up in the sea, the CBC reported.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a meeting with members of the government's emergency response team this morning and will brief reporters later, his spokeswoman said.
"Our government is ready to support the provinces with additional resources," he said on Twitter.
At least eight people have died in the impact of storm Fiona, which hit Puerto Rico almost a week ago.
The military is helping to clean up the damage
The Canadian army has been sent to areas hit by storm Fiona, where torrential rains washed away houses, winds tore off roofs, and power is out across the Atlantic coast provinces.
Wow! Extreme wind and waves at the docks in Louisboug. @weathernetwork @jwhittalTWN @NateTWN #HurricaneFiona pic.twitter.com/pGQeHgAlXA
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) September 24, 2022
After moving through the Caribbean early yesterday morning as a tropical cyclone, Fiona reached the coasts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and high waves.
Canadian Defense Minister Anita Enand said the military would help remove fallen trees and other objects, restore traffic links and continue to do so as long as needed.
