Nova Scotia grapples with disaster fatigue as post-tropical storm Lee lashes the province and cuts power to thousands
Along the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia, a powerful storm surge chucked rocks out of the ocean and damaged roads in Petite Riviere, Green Bay and Crescent Beach. Infrastructure at the popular Rissers Beach Provincial Park was destroyed.“Thank you to the many New Brunswickers who took steps to prepare and keep themselves safe,” said Kyle Leavitt, director of the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization, in a statement.
“We are heartened in the sense that we did see benefits from the work we have been doing to create resiliency around these significant weather changes,” she said. “The bright side is: It could’ve been worse. Overall, we fared reasonably well.” NB Power wrote in a statement Sunday that outage restoration work will continue for the next couple of days.
Around Halifax, the loud hum of generators could be heard as homeowners cleaned up leaves, branches and sticks from their yards, while many traffic lights remained out as of Sunday afternoon.
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