As the extent of damage became clear, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau canceled his trip to Japan for the funeral of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
After surging north from the Caribbean as a hurricane, Fiona battered Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec.which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country's Atlantic provinces., Fiona came ashore before dawn Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone, battering Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec with hurricane-strength winds, heavy rains and huge waves.
Roy estimated between eight to 12 houses and buildings had washed into the sea. "It’s quite terrifying," he said. "We are seeing devastating images coming out of Port aux Basques. PEI has experienced storm damage like they’ve never seen. Cape Breton is being hit hard, too," Trudeau said. More than 415,000 Nova Scotia Power customers — about 80% of the province of almost 1 million people — were affected by outages Saturday. Over 82,000 customers in the province of Prince Edward Island, about 95%, also lost power, while NB Power in New Brunswick reported 44,329 were without electricity.
"There are homes that have been significantly damaged due to downed trees, big old trees falling down and causing significant damage," Mayor Amanda McDougall told The Associated Press. "We’re also seeing houses that their roofs have completely torn off, windows breaking in. There is a huge amount of debris in the roadways."
In Sydney, Nova Scotia, the largest city on Cape Breton, about 20 people took refuge at the Centre 200 sports and entertainment facility, said Christina Lamey, a spokeswoman for the region. Lamey said hundreds of people had been displaced in the province.
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