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Omaha Steve

(99,061 posts)
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 10:09 AM Sep 2022

Canadian military to help clean up Fiona's devastation

Source: AP

By ROB GILLIES

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces.

After surging north from the Caribbean as a hurricane, Fiona came ashore before dawn Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, battering Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-strength winds, heavy rains and huge waves.

Defense Minister Anita Anand said Saturday that troops would help remove fallen trees and other debris, restore transportation links and do whatever else is required for as long as it takes. She didn’t specify how many troops would be deployed.

Fiona was blamed for at least five deaths in the Caribbean, but there was no confirmation of any fatalities or serious injuries in Canada. Police said a woman who might have been swept away was listed as missing in the town of Channel-Port Aux Basques on the southern coast of Newfoundland.



In this photo provided by Wreckhouse Press a home fights against high winds caused by post Tropical Storm Fiona in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. The home has since been lost at sea. (Rene Roy/Wreckhouse Press via AP)


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/storms-caribbean-prince-edward-nova-scotia-tropical-cyclones-955ef586969648801fed1150d3593595?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_03

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Chainfire

(17,305 posts)
1. I certainly hope that the American people and government open our hearts and pocketbooks for our
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 10:15 AM
Sep 2022

neighbors.

bluedigger

(17,077 posts)
2. It's going to be a rough winter for many up there.
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 10:22 AM
Sep 2022

They don't have much time to recover before winter closes in.

magicarpet

(13,935 posts)
3. Jeez,.. here's to hoping the government and insurance companies,...
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 10:59 AM
Sep 2022


... do not encourage rebuilding so close to the ocean's ragging storm wave/swells. If you have to be that close to the churning waves a floating house boat might be a better option.

Evolve Dammit

(16,632 posts)
6. It is heartbrakingly stupid to build that close to the water body. Ocean, river, etc. Normally
Sun Sep 25, 2022, 07:14 PM
Sep 2022

restrictions would limit that, but not "grandfathered". Grandpa should have died a long time ago. That said, I hope the support is there for all affected. Just don't rebuild on vulnerable properties without setbacks.

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