Hurricane Fiona in Canada: Videos Show Major Damage as Houses Get Washed Away to Ocean

Fiona, a storm with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain, struck Canada's eastern seaboard on Saturday, causing thousands of homes to be destroyed, trees to fall, and hundreds of thousands of people to lose power.

Hurricane Fiona caused devastation in the Caribbean first as a hurricane, then moved up the Atlantic and hit the United States once again as a post-tropical cyclone.

Hurricane Fiona Leaves Canada in Devastation

Before waning and moving out to sea on Sunday, the storm tore a swath of devastation through Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland.

Officials are now starting to account for the harm done to the area. Hurricane Fiona wreaked havoc on Nova Scotia, where it first made landfall early on Saturday morning. Strong winds uprooted trees and power lines, washed up roads, and left debris all over the place.

After Hurricane Fiona devastated power lines and communications, officials are giving power restoration priority. Though there haven't been many instances of significant injuries, 200 people have been forced from their homes as of late.

The Canadian government has approved Nova Scotia's request for federal assistance, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who also said that the Canadian Armed Forces will be sent to the area to provide assistance. Residents, according to the prime minister, endured a "terrifying" 12-hour period.

Police in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, posted pictures of downed power wires crossing over buildings, as well as fallen trees obstructing roads and piercing through buildings. Maritime Electric, the area's public utility, expressed concern about people driving and strolling on streets where there is extensive damage from downed power lines and possibly live wires.

The strong winds and rain had an effect on several provinces, but none more so than Nova Scotia. According to Poweroutage.com, as of early Sunday morning, around 350,000 consumers were still without power in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, including about 250,000 in Nova Scotia.

As Hurricane Fiona passed through, nearly three-quarters of Nova Scotia lost power. In the province's capital city of Arisaig, peak wind gusts of 171 km/h (106 mph) were recorded on Saturday. Wreckhouse in Newfoundland, meanwhile, had winds of 170 km/h (105 mph).

Nova Scotia Power's president and chief executive officer, Peter Gregg, claims that inclement weather has made it challenging to restore power. He cautioned that some consumers would be without power for several days despite the fact that they have more than 900 power professionals on their path, as per CNN.

Watch Chaos Within Category 4 Hurricane Fiona

Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack captured these images on Saturday morning when the storm passed through Nova Scotia. In addition to a video of crazily shaking trees and power lines, Jayjack tweeted, "Relentless winds in Sydney, NS from record breaking storm throwing debris flying everywhere", Newsweek reported.

Minutes later after Hurricane Fiona hit Canada, Jayjack tweeted, "Daylight is beginning to break as Ferocious Fiona continues to shred away at Nova Scotia," along with a video showing power line poles close to a shopping center starting to be dragged down. Sydney's highways are being blocked with hydro poles and lines.

Josh Morgerman, another storm chaser in Nova Scotia, posted a series of films taken in the vicinity of Glace Bay that showed numerous trees that had been uprooted in a neighborhood, enormous waves pounding the province's coast, and wreckage being thrown around at a gas station.

More images and videos are now appearing online that demonstrate the destruction that Hurricane Fiona left in these regions.

Death Toll

According to the NY Daily News, authorities announced late Saturday that Hurricane Fiona had killed at least 16 people in Puerto Rico. The island is still recovering from the severe hurricane that hit it on September 18 and left thousands of inhabitants without running water or electricity. As help arrives in the places that have been impacted the worst, the death toll can rise.

The Puerto Rican authorities reportedly told the Miami Herald that of the 16 fatalities, one had been determined to be a direct result of the storm, three had been determined to be "indirect," and the other 12 were still under investigation.

Additionally, Hurricane Fiona claimed the lives of one person in Guadeloupe and at least two persons in the Dominican Republic. On Saturday morning, the storm made landfall in eastern Canada. Canada has not yet recorded any fatalities.

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the island, Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico. Almost 3,000 individuals were killed by Maria in Puerto Rico alone. The federal government would fully fund the Fiona recovery effort, said to President Joe Biden.

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