Thousands without power after storm Fiona hits eastern Canada

PBC News:  Thousands without power after storm Fiona hits eastern CanadaThousands of people are without power and houses have been washed into the sea after storm Fiona hit eastern Canada yesterday, reports Reuters.

The area was hit with fierce winds and rains “like nothing we’ve ever seen,” police said.

Two women were swept into the ocean in Newfoundland, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. One was rescued, and investigators were looking into the second case.

Mayor Brian Button of Channel-Port aux Basques, on the southwestern tip of Newfoundland, said in a Facebook video last night that at least 20 homes had been destroyed and the community looked like a “total warzone”.

“We’ve got destruction everywhere,” he said.