N.L. woman missing after Fiona sweeps homes into sea, wreaks havoc across East Coast

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Footage provided by NTVNewsNL of the destruction post-tropical storm Fiona has caused in western Newfoundland.

RCMP Cpl. Jolene Garland says one woman was rescued by local residents in Port aux Basques, N.L., and is believed to be fine after receiving medical attention.

"Lower Water Street is devastated with damage," said Roy. "There are homes gone. There are homes in the street .... The RCMP are actively investigating whether people have been swept away." Fiona was churning out hurricane-force winds at about 150 kilometres per hour when it made landfall around 4 a.m. in eastern Nova Scotia, between Canso and Guysborough. The brawny storm has knocked out power to more than 500,000 homes and businesses across the Maritimes.

"We've had several structural failures," said Christina Lamey, a spokeswoman for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, adding no one was hurt. She said it was unclear how many homes had been damaged, but there were reports of collapsed walls and missing roofs. "We heard a lot of noise outside and then we realized that there are a lot of cracks in the house and we looked outside and saw the tree had fallen," said Arlene Grafilo, 43, as her children -- ages 3 and 10 -- played in a waiting area set up by the Red Cross.

People in Charlottetown woke up to howling winds, broken branches and downed power lines Saturday morning after a night that saw sheets of rain envelope the city.

 

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NTVNewsNL Damn you Fiona

NTVNewsNL Your station dropped the ball on this one. Lots of coverage in Nova Scotia but nothing in Newfoundland.

NTVNewsNL Kelsey McEwen has been the best. I never understood what the barometric pressure meant. She explained it perfectly. I will start watching her everyday

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