Canada: Atlantic storms causes power outages, coastal flooding
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Canada: Atlantic storms causes power outages, coastal flooding
Published On Tue Dec 21 2010
A resident of Rustico Harbour in P.E.I. heads home Tuesday. The third major storm to slam into the East Coast this month caused coastal flooding Tuesday.
BRIAN McINNIS/THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Canadian Press
HALIFAX—The third major storm to slam into the East Coast this month caused coastal flooding Tuesday that submerged roads and wharfs in eastern New Brunswick.
Around the Atlantic region, powerful wind gusts left thousands without electricity and a combination of wind and heavy seas sidelined ferry traffic between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
In New Brunswick, the Emergency Measures Organization said much of the province’s eastern coastline from Shediac to Miramichi was experiencing flooding.
The agency said the water was over a metre deep in places, covering some coastal roads in Bouctouche and submerging waterfront docks.
The wharfs in Shediac, Richibucto, Pointe du Chene and Bouctouche were under water.
Premier David Alward said residents had been advised to prepare their properties and themselves for a possible evacuation.
“The storm surge’s potential damage could be significant along the east coast,” he said.
“It’s very important right now that people take into consideration their health and safety and they heed the recommendations to go to higher ground.”
With high tides, the New Brunswick authorities were concerned the storm surge would reach three metres by nightfall.
Localized coastal flooding was also reported elsewhere, including parts of Cape Breton and northern Nova Scotia.
NB Power, Maritime Electric and Nova Scotia Power crews were working to restore power to thousands of customers who lost electricity in Cape Breton, the Annapolis Valley and in scattered parts of New Brunswick.
The Emergency Measures Organization in New Brunswick reported that some areas were getting wind gusts in excess of 100 kilometres an hour.
In Cape Breton, high-sided vehicles and motorcycles were advised to stay off the Seal Island Bridge because of strong winds gusting up to 100 km/h.
The same types of vehicles were kept off of the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island.
The high seas and strong winds combined to keep ferries between Newfoundland and Cape Breton in harbour. Marine Atlantic says its ferries are tied up to avoid the storm system.
Canada: Atlantic storms causes power outages, coastal flooding
Published On Tue Dec 21 2010
A resident of Rustico Harbour in P.E.I. heads home Tuesday. The third major storm to slam into the East Coast this month caused coastal flooding Tuesday.
BRIAN McINNIS/THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Canadian Press
HALIFAX—The third major storm to slam into the East Coast this month caused coastal flooding Tuesday that submerged roads and wharfs in eastern New Brunswick.
Around the Atlantic region, powerful wind gusts left thousands without electricity and a combination of wind and heavy seas sidelined ferry traffic between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
In New Brunswick, the Emergency Measures Organization said much of the province’s eastern coastline from Shediac to Miramichi was experiencing flooding.
The agency said the water was over a metre deep in places, covering some coastal roads in Bouctouche and submerging waterfront docks.
The wharfs in Shediac, Richibucto, Pointe du Chene and Bouctouche were under water.
Premier David Alward said residents had been advised to prepare their properties and themselves for a possible evacuation.
“The storm surge’s potential damage could be significant along the east coast,” he said.
“It’s very important right now that people take into consideration their health and safety and they heed the recommendations to go to higher ground.”
With high tides, the New Brunswick authorities were concerned the storm surge would reach three metres by nightfall.
Localized coastal flooding was also reported elsewhere, including parts of Cape Breton and northern Nova Scotia.
NB Power, Maritime Electric and Nova Scotia Power crews were working to restore power to thousands of customers who lost electricity in Cape Breton, the Annapolis Valley and in scattered parts of New Brunswick.
The Emergency Measures Organization in New Brunswick reported that some areas were getting wind gusts in excess of 100 kilometres an hour.
In Cape Breton, high-sided vehicles and motorcycles were advised to stay off the Seal Island Bridge because of strong winds gusting up to 100 km/h.
The same types of vehicles were kept off of the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island.
The high seas and strong winds combined to keep ferries between Newfoundland and Cape Breton in harbour. Marine Atlantic says its ferries are tied up to avoid the storm system.
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