Nova Scotians take stock in aftermath of Fiona
CBC
Many Nova Scotians will be spending part of Sunday in temporary shelters, making insurance calls, revving up chainsaws and wielding rakes as they clean up after post-tropical storm Fiona.
The storm raged through the province on Saturday, downing trees and power lines, flooding homes and washing out roads, and leaving more than 270,000 Nova Scotia Power customers without electricity on Sunday morning.
Nova Scotia Power's outage map indicates the estimated restoration time for many customers is Tuesday or Wednesday.
Fiona made landfall as a hurricane-strength post-tropical storm near Whitehead, N.S., near Canso, in the early hours Saturday, according to Environment Canada.
The highest winds in Nova Scotia were reported in Arisaig, north of Antigonish, where they reached gusts of 171 km/h, according to preliminary information.
The highest rainfall totals were in Osborne Head near Eastern Passage, where 192 millimetres fell.
The Canadian Armed Forces has been called in to help remove debris, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Ottawa has approved Nova Scotia's request for disaster assistance funding, which will assist municipalities repair infrastructure and help people pay for losses.
Premier Tim Houston and the ministers of EMO, finance, public works and mental health will survey some of the hardest-hit areas of Cape Breton on Sunday by helicopter.
In Cape Breton, about 200 people had to leave their homes after they were damaged in the storm. They've been moved to comfort centres at the Coast Guard College and the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre.
Amanda McDougall, the mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, said the top priority for staff is ensuring residents have adequate shelter and support.
"To see the damage in people's homes is really really, it's heartbreaking. Roofs are off. There's one house that we had seen, their roof was completely off and their roof was on their neighbour's yard."
McDougall said the state of emergency in the municipality will last for seven days.
Cape Breton Regional Police said Saturday more than 70 roads in the municipality were blocked.
The Cabot Trail from Neils Harbour, N.S., to Ingonish remains closed, as well as at French Mountain. Keltic Road and the west entrance to the Cape Breton Highlands National Park just north of Chéticamp have reopened.
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