Power lines downed & houses washed into sea as Fiona batters Canada
Fiona, which passed south of the Virgin Islands on Saturday, September 17, 2022, strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, as it headed toward Bermuda, and then was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Friday, September 23, 2022.
According to the BBC, such weather events are rare in Canada, and police said the storm was "like nothing we've ever seen".
At least 20 homes lost
The military has been deployed to Nova Scotia to help with the clean-up operation.
Officials, according to the BBC, have confirmed that at least 20 homes had been lost.
Severe hurricanes in Canada are rare, as storms normally lose their energy once they hit colder waters in the north and become post-tropical instead.
Fiona had already wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic earlier this week, with many still left without power or running water.
Fiona killed @least 4 in Caribbean
At least 4 persons were reportedly killed in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona made landfall there on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Among those killed was a 58-year-old man who was swept away by a river in the central mountain town of Comerio. Another man was burned to death when he attempted to refuel a generator while it was running.
There are also reports of a 4-month-old infant dying after the mother struggled to get to the hospital due to blocked roads.
In the Dominican Republic, authorities reported one death: a man hit by a falling tree. And a man in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe died when his home was swept away by a flood.
Meanwhile, Florida also faces a hurricane threat as tropical storm Ian strengthened as it moved over the Caribbean on Saturday. It could approach Florida early next week as a major hurricane.
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