More than 100,000 customers in the dark across the Maritimes

The effects of strong winds are being felt across the Maritimes Tuesday as more than 100,000 customers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are without power.

The effects of strong winds are being felt across the Maritimes Tuesday as more than 100,000 customers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are without power.

A strong wind warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for many parts of the Maritimes.

NB Power is dealing with a tidal wave of outages as the province grapples with the storm. According to the NB Power outage map, 103,255 customers are without power as of 10 a.m.

“Initial reports from our restoration team indicate there are many uprooted trees and tree contact with lines,” NB Power said in a statement. “We have a lot of work ahead of us, but our restoration team is active in every district, doing damage assessment and making repairs where conditions are safe.

“We understand being without power is difficult, and our teams are here to help. Please be respectful to all of our field crews as they work hard to safely and efficiently restore power to impacted customers.”

The Fredericton International Airport is reporting a power outage, but it says backup generators are running and flights continue to operate.

Nova Scotia Power reported more than 51,000 customers in the dark due to 905 outages.