![]() It knocked out power across all of Puerto Rico Sunday and caused outages, floods and landslides on the Dominican Republic Monday as it moved north. Forecasters have warned it will be an unusually busy season as climate change fuels more frequent and powerful storms.įiona’s winds peaked earlier this week at 130 mph, making it a Category 4 hurricane and the Atlantic’s strongest storm of 2022. Now September has given rise to three hurricanes, with a fourth threating to form and strike Cuba and Florida next week. The Atlantic didn’t spur a single tropical storm during August. It’s expected to unleash flooding rains across Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.įiona is a potent sign the Atlantic hurricane season is coming to life after months of quiet. The storm, which ravaged the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico earlier this week, made landfall on the Canso Peninsula near Hart Island with winds of 90 miles per hour, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The news agency also said Port aux Basques in Newfoundland and Labrador was under an emergency evacuation order and people had to flee from flooding. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, set to fly to Japan for Shinzo Abe’s funeral, is delaying his trip, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. ![]() “Conditions are like nothing we’ve ever seen,” police in Charlottetown, the provincial capital, tweeted, showing photos of downed trees and damaged homes. ![]() Nearby Price Edward Island was also hit by outages, and officials had urged residents to stay indoors until Sunday. “Please check in on your family, friends and neighbours.” “We are asking Nova Scotians to stay close to home if it is safe,” Tim Houston, Nova Scotia’s premier, said in a tweet. Thousands more were hit in neighboring areas as well. (Bloomberg) - Fiona, the most powerful storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, roared ashore in eastern Nova Scotia early Saturday as one of the strongest systems ever to hit the region, knocking out power, toppling trees and forcing residents to flee.Īcross Nova Scotia, 414,000 households were without power, or about 80% of Nova Scotia Power’s customers.
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