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Published: September 26, 2022
More than one-third of the population of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia is living without electricity today, two days after the powerful storm "Fiona" struck the east coast of Canada, sweeping houses into the sea and causing the death of one person, according to Reuters agency.
"Fiona" is one of the worst storms to hit Canada, and officials said that "repairing the entire infrastructure may take months".
The authorities sent the army to Nova Scotia to assist in rescue efforts and debris removal and provided federal aid to other provinces affected by the storm, including Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today assigned a team from the public utility Hydro Ottawa to go to Nova Scotia, where about two hundred thousand people, or about 38 percent of the total number of service customers, are without electricity.
Footage posted on social media showed that the power outage caused long queues for fuel at operating stations, and forced many public schools and government offices to close today, Monday.
Nova Scotia Power company said on Twitter: "Our crews worked overnight to clear damages and carry out repairs, we continue this morning working to restore lights to everyone without electricity."
The city of Port aux Basques in Newfoundland is among the hardest-hit areas by the storm, and Mayor Brian Button described the situation as "exactly like a war zone".
The storm there destroyed more than 20 homes and more than 200 people need shelter. Button said: "Damage estimates are 'in the millions of dollars here now'."
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