Tropical storm Fiona washes away houses, state of emergency declared in Newfoundland, CanadaTropical storm Fiona caused high winds to lash the Canadian coast, buffeting houses and washing away some that sat on the coastline.abc.net.au/news/tropical-storm-fiona-hits-canada/101471912Hurricane-force winds of 110 kilometres per hour have lashed Canada, knocking down trees and powerlines and reducing many homes on the coast to "just a pile of rubble in the ocean.
"This is hands down the most terrifying thing I've ever seen in my life," he said, describing many homes as "just a pile of rubble in the ocean right now."Mr Roy estimated between eight and 12 houses and buildings had washed into the sea.The Canadian Hurricane Centre said Fiona had the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in Canada.
"It did look like it had the potential to break the all-time record in Canada, and it looks like it did," he said.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cancelled his plans to attend former prime minister Shinzo Abe's funeral to visit the storm-damaged region.
It's like building surrounded by trees and bushfire season decades of dry leaves built up or councils approving DA in historical flood plains or where historical evidence of sea erosion or landslide areas prone to give way
Silly place to build a house right on the waters edge
It's not Canadas first rodeo ABC...
Yet homes by the sea are worth many many millions…
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