Focus shifts to huge cleanup efforts, damage assessment and restoration of power and telecom services
A fallen tree lies on a house after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, September 24 2022. Picture: REUTERS/TED PRITCHARDAfter powerful storm Fiona left a trail of destruction in Canada’s east coast on Saturday, the focus shifted to huge cleanup efforts, damage assessment and restoration of power and telecom services as officials warned of a long road to recovery.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said armed forces will be deployed to help with the cleanup, adding that Fiona caused huge damage and recovery will require a big effort. Government officials pleaded with residents for patience. They warned that in some cases it would take weeks before essential services are fully restored.
“Islanders ... should know that our road to recovery will be weeks or longer. It will be an all-hands-on-deck approach,” he added.Government officials said the full scale of the destruction will be known in the coming days and weeks. But with the storm packing gusts of up to 170km/h sweeping away homes, bridges and roads, Fiona was reminiscent of the damage caused by other storms, including Hurricane Dorian in 2019, which is estimated to have had an insurance bill of C$105m.
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