In Canada, storm Fiona leaves behind scenes of devastation
The damage in coastal regions of eastern Canada after the passage of post-tropical storm Fiona which tore several houses to the ground.
AP - Pauline Billard
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Post-tropical storm Fiona left its share of devastation behind when it made landfall in eastern Canada early Saturday morning.
Hundreds of thousands of subscribers are still without electricity as residents whose homes have been damaged by very strong winds and torrential rains begin cleaning up.
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With our correspondent in Quebec
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Pascale Guéricolas
Residents of the eastern coastal regions of Canada will long remember Storm Fiona which tore many homes off the ground.
A 73-year-old woman from Port-aux-Basques in Newfoundland lost her life when a huge wave threw her residence into the waves.
The uprooted trees that litter the roads, the electric poles testify to the violence of the gusts during the storm.
No less than 300 soldiers will go to work in several Canadian provinces to repair telecommunication towers or restore road traffic.
It will no doubt take several weeks or even months for many inhabitants of these regions to return to a semblance of normal life.
The Canadian government has pledged its financial support.
Quebec elected officials also assured the citizens of the Magdalen Islands archipelago in Quebec of their support.
Erosion is wreaking havoc on the coasts of this region where sand dunes dominate.
Many are wondering how to protect homes that are increasingly threatened by rising waters.
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