Federal government will deploy members of the Canadian Armed Forces at the request of Nova Scotia.
Newfoundland
Several homes and an apartment building were dragged out to sea, Rene Roy, editor-in-chief of Wreckhouse Weekly in Port aux Basques, told CBC News. Peter MacKay, a former foreign minister and defence minister who lives in Nova Scotia, said he and his family had a long night and said the winds were still raging in the afternoon.
“We heard a loud noise outside. We then realized that walls were cracking. We looked outside and saw trees falling, said Arlene Grafilo, who had taken refuge with several dozen people at the Centre 200 arena in Sydney. We were imprisoned and couldn’t even open the doors and windows. So we decided to call 911. The kids were scared.”Article contentConditions weren’t much better in P.E.I., where officials recorded wind gusts of up to 110 km/h around 2:30 p.m. local time.