Storm Fiona ravages Canada’s east coast causing ‘terrifying’ destruction

Destruction caused by the passing of Hurricane Fiona, later downgraded to a post-tropical storm, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Destruction caused by the passing of Hurricane Fiona, later downgraded to a post-tropical storm, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Last modified on Sat 24 Sep 2022 23.02 BSTon Saturday with hurricane-force winds, forcing evacuations, knocking down trees and powerlines, and reducing many homes on the coast to “just a pile of rubble in the ocean”.

Several homes and an apartment building were dragged out to sea, Rene Roy, editor-in-chief of Wreckhouse Weekly in Port aux Basques, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Fiona, which nearly a week ago battered Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean, killed at least eight and knocked out power for virtually all of Puerto Rico’s 3.3 million people during a sweltering heatwave.

While scientists have not yet determined whether climate change influenced Fiona’s strength or behaviour, there is strong evidence that these devastating storms are getting worse.

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