'We're talking about a very dangerous storm,' says Bob Robichaud of the Canadian Hurricane Center.
"We're talking about a very dangerous storm," Bob Robichaud of the Canadian Hurricane Center told a briefing.
Officials also said it had already dropped more than 100 millimeters of rain on Nova Scotia, which could double by Sunday morning, September 8. Storm surges were causing widespread flooding. And more than 450,000 households were without electricity after winds knocked down power lines. According to reports, a crane collapsed onto an apartment building under construction in downtown Halifax.The military was mobilized to deliver aid and help with evacuations, while roads and bridges in the region were closed.
Overnight, Dorian was expected to track northeast through the Maritimes region with"destructive winds and heavy rainfall," the Canadian Hurricane Center said, passing near eastern Prince Edward Island around midnight, and then over the eastern Gulf of St. Lawrence waters and western Newfoundland by Sunday morning.
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