Storm Fiona: Nova Scotia premier tours ‘heartbreaking’ aftermath in Cape Breton
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A local state of emergency remains for Cape Breton Regional Municipality, and more than 200 people have been displaced from their homes in the area.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said it was “really heartbreaking” to see the extensive damage post-tropical storm Fiona brought to Cape Breton, after a tour of some of the hardest hit areas of the island on Sunday.
Fiona hammered Atlantic Canada Friday night into Saturday, causing widespread power outages, washing out roads and downing trees.
As of 1 p.m., more than 252,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without power — and for some, it could be days before the lights are back on. Power crews from neighbouring provinces and Maine have arrived to help.
“Fiona definitely left a mark on the province,” Houston told reporters during a stop in Glace Bay, along with some of his cabinet ministers.
He said the priority at this point is to reconnect power and find safe shelter for everyone.
“We know that there’s a lot of people who are without right now. Our local MLA here, John White, tells me he knows of dozens of families right now that don’t have any place to go. So we’re concerned about that. We’ll do everything we can to support them,” said Houston.
The province’s request for federal financial aid and military support have both been approved, and help is currently on the ground or on the way.
“Just the effort that’s required to move the trees, to move the brash, it’s a huge undertaking,” he said.
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