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A look at Fiona's destruction through Quebec, New Brunswick, P.E.I., Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
A fallen tree lies on a house following the passing of Hurricane Fiona, later downgraded to a post-tropical storm, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada September 24, 2022. Photo by REUTERS/Ted Pritchard A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction through Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a coastal town in western Newfoundland continued to pick through wreckage strewn across their community, easily the most damaged area in the region.
Photos posted on Sunday from Port aux Basques show homes and outbuildings smashed or submerged on the shoreline, the result of a record-breaking storm surge that swamped a residential neighbourhood.
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Here are some images from the storm:
Port aux Basques Mayor Brian Button speaks with two people whose house were damaged after the arrival of Hurricane Fiona in Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada September 25, 2022. Photo by REUTERS/John Morris A person points towards a damaged house after the arrival of Hurricane Fiona in Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada September 25, 2022. Photo by REUTERS/John Morris A fallen tree lies on a crushed pickup truck following the passing of Hurricane Fiona, later downgraded to a post-tropical storm, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada September 24, 2022. Photo by REUTERS/Ted Pritchard Residents walk past trees and powerlines were downed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Sept. 24. Photo by INGRID BULMER /REUTERS A person looks towards the sea after the arrival of Hurricane Fiona in Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada September 25, 2022. Photo by REUTERS/John Morris Waves roll in near a damaged house built close to the shore as Hurricane Fiona, later downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, passes the Atlantic settlement of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada September 24, 2022. Photo by Courtesy of Wreckhouse Press/Handout via REUTERS Highway crews clean debris caused by post-tropical storm Fiona on the Les ?les-de-la-Madeleine, Que., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Coastal flooding remains a threat for parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island including the Northumberland Strait, the Gulf of St. Lawrence region including Iles-de-la-Madeleine and eastern New Brunswick, southwest Newfoundland, the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Quebec Lower North Shore. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nigel Quinn Local residents wait in line to fill up gas cans a day after Post-Tropical Storm Fiona hit the Atlantic coast n September 25, 2022 in New London, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It’s estimated that 80,000 residents on Prince Edward Island remained without power. Formerly, Hurricane Fiona, the downgraded storm is one of the strongest Canada’s Atlantic coast has seen in years. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images This handout image provided by Pauline Billard on September 25, 2022, shows damage caused by Hurricane Fiona in Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Parts of eastern Canada suffered “immense” devastation, officials said Sunday after powerful storm Fiona swept houses into the sea and caused major power outages, as the Caribbean and Florida braced for intensifying Tropical Storm Ian. Photo by AFP PHOTO / Pauline Billard Additional reporting from Canadian Press