The cleanup has begun across the Maritimes after post-tropical storm Dorian slammed into the region Saturday.
Hundreds of thousands of people are without power after high winds snapped branches and toppled trees.
Nova Scotia Power is reporting more than 387,000 customers — nearly 80 per cent of the province — were off the grid as of 8 a.m. Sunday.
Officials said the hardest-hit areas include Halifax, Dartmouth, Sackville, and Sydney.
Thanks to crews that worked through the night to assess storm damage. We will continue today to determine the extent of damage and make repairs—this will help determine our est. restoration times. There is a lot of work ahead but we won’t stop until every customer has power back. pic.twitter.com/PQyMXuxyig
— Nova Scotia Power (@nspowerinc) September 8, 2019
The utility said it will determine the extent of damage, determine restoration times, and make repairs.
Nova Scotia Power said more than 1,000 personnel are involved with the restoration efforts, including more than 600 power line technicians.
Dorian Damage
Post-tropical storm Dorian left behind a considerable amount of damage in its wake.
There have been countless reports of downed trees throughout the Maritimes, in addition to damaged power poles and lines.
The winds were strong enough to cause a large crane to collapse onto a building under construction in Halifax, N.S.
Officials also reported storm surge flooding in several Atlantic coastal areas, including Halifax Harbour and along eastern coastlines in New Brunswick.
The province of Nova Scotia requested federal assistance and up to 700 military personnel in Atlantic Canada are preparing to deploy as early as Sunday morning.
Expected tasks will include helping with the restoration of power, clearing main roadways, and evacuating residents in flooded or severely damaged areas.
Dorian By The Numbers
Environment Canada says Dorian performed pretty much as expected when it arrived in the Maritimes.
The centre of the storm made landfall southwest of Halifax, N.S., early Saturday evening.
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Meteorologist Roberta McArthur said wind gusts reached between 100 and 120 kilometres per hour through much of Nova Scotia, with some areas seeing gusts upwards of 140 kilometres per hour.
Yarmouth recorded a wind gust of 130 km/h, Lunenburg saw winds reach 102 km/h, Tracadie reported a wind gust of 95 km/h, Nappan reported a wind gust of 87 km/h, and Port Hawkesbury saw winds reach 85 km/h.
Several areas of the province picked up nearly 140 millimetres of rain, including Oxford and Lower Sackville.
Nappan recorded 74 mm of rain, Kejimkujik saw 64 mm, and Yarmouth picked up 62 mm.
