In Pictures: Post-tropical storm Fiona batters the Maritimes
Post-tropical storm Fiona landed east of Nova Scotia shortly after 4 a.m. local time on Saturday, making landfall on the Canso Peninsula near Hart Island and Guysborough.
With powerful and destructive winds, the storm has caused damage throughout the Maritimes. Pictures from across the region highlight the destruction brought on by the storm.
Cape Breton
A downed tree lays across a yard in Baddeck, N.S. (Courtesy: Shirley Mackay)
Power poles lay across Cabot Street in Sydney, N.S. (Courtesy: Anita Burke)
Trees down in Reserve Mines, N.S. (Courtesy: Kevin Kelly)
A downed tree lays on a house in Reserve Mines, N.S. (Courtesy: Kevin Kelly)
Flooding in Mabou Harbour, N.S. (Courtesy: Dorothy Nicholson)
Flooding in New Haven, N.S. (Courtesy: MaryJane Henderson- MacDonald)
Residents of Ash Street in Sydney say it's amazing no damage was done to this house. (Courtesy: Steven McGrath)
Dorchester Street, Sydney, N.S. (Courtesy: Steve Pertus)
The only road in and out of Cape Breton's Cheticamp Island was flooded Saturday morning due to Fiona. (Courtesy: Jessica LeBrun)
Shore Road is pictured underwater near Port Hood, N.S. (Courtesy: Dorothy Nicholson)
Mainland Nova Scotia
A downed tree covers a road in Bible Hill, N.S. (Courtesy: Ellie MacEachern)
High waves and a surfer are pictured in Western Head, N.S. (Courtesy: Liz Dubois)
People work to drag a fallen tree limb from their street as post tropical storm Fiona causes widespread damage in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
Arborists use a rake to lift a downed wire to allow machinery to access fallen trees caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
An arborist works to clear fallen trees and downed wires from damage caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
An arborist works to clear fallen trees and downed wires from damage caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
A young boy poses for a photo by a fallen tree in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
An uprooted tree rests against a house in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Police block lanes of traffic as both Halifax harbour bridges were closed in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Waves pound the shore in Eastern Passage, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Vehicles pass under a fallen tree in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Georgina Scott surveys the damage on her street in Halifax as post tropical storm Fiona continues to batter the Maritimes on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
New Brunswick
Flooding in Miramichi, N.B. (Courtesy: Edna Moorehouse)
Loggieville Wharf in Miramichi, N.B. (Courtesy: Edna Moorhouse)
Rough seas at the Public Wharf in Cap Lumiere, N.B. (Courtesy: Robert Shortall)
Water reaches the top of a bridge on Bas-de-L'Allee Road in Kent County, N.B. (Courtesy: Robert Shortall)
Water reaches the top of a bridge on Bas-de-L'Allee Road in Kent County, N.B. (Courtesy: Robert Shortall)
Richibucto N.B. (Courtesy: Debra LeBlanc-Doiron)
Cocagne, N.B. (Courtesy: Luc Melanson)
Cocagne, N.B. (Courtesy: Wendy Baird)
Prince Edward Island
Post-tropical storm Fiona caused a storm surge in North Rustico, P.E.I. Saturday morning. (Courtesy: Patricia A. Lekas)
A car narrowly escapes damage from a fallen tree in Charlottetown. (Source: Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)
Many trees are down in Charlottetown, including those around Province House. (Source: Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)
Many trees in Charlottetown were completely uprooted by post-tropical storm Fiona. (Source: Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)
One of the oldest and biggest trees in Charlottetown fell victim to Fiona. (Source: Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)
A collapsed barn is pictured in Midgell, P.E.I.
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