Hurricane Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, hit Bermuda with Heavy rain and winds at dawn Friday as it swept the island on The road is expected to approach northeastern Canada late in calm day-powerful Storm.
authorities in Bermuda opened shelters and closed schools and offices to us of Fiona. Bermuda Prime Minister David Burt sent a tweet urging residents to “be careful of yourself and you family. Let’s all remember to check on as well as appearance out for your seniors, family and neighbours.”
The Canadian Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch over Wide coastal areas of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. The US National Hurricane Center Fiona said should Up to area As a ‘big and powerful post-hurricane with tornado-force wind. “
“It will be a storm that everyone will remember when all is said and done,” said Bob Rubishod. warning meteorological preparedness for Canadian Hurricane Center.
The American Center said Fiona has maximum sustainable winds of 205 kilometers per hour late on Thursday. Its center was about 200 km north of Bermuda, address northNortheast at 41 km per hour.
tornado-force winds extended Abroad up to 185 kilometers from the center and tropical storm-force winds extended Abroad up to 445 km.
tornado warning I was in effect for Nova Scotia from Hubbards to Bruhl; Prince Edward Island; Isla de la Madeleine; and Newfoundland from Parson Pond to François.
Fiona has been blamed so far for At least five deaths – two in Puerto Rico, two years in Dominican Republic and one in French Island of Guadeloupe.
Tornadoes in Canada is rather rare, in Part of it is because once storms hit cold water, they lose main source of energy. and become extratropical. But these hurricanes still have strong hurricane winds with Cold instead of A warm core and no visible eye. they shape It can also be different. They lose their symmetrical shape and can more Resembling a comma.
Robicaud said in news The conference that modeling predicted low stress “all the time” via regionWhich could lead to storms and precipitation of Between 10 to 20 cm.
Amanda McDougall, Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, said officials are preparing a shelter for people To enter before the storm arrives.
“We’ve been through these types of events Before, but my fear was not that much. “The effects will be great, real Immediately.”
Dave Pickles, President operating officer of Nova Scotia Power said it expects widespread power interruptions;
Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center said it was a tropical depression in It is expected that the southern Caribbean hit Cuba early Tuesday as a hurricane and then hit South Florida early Wednesday.
It was located about 985 kilometers from east to southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. had a maximum sustainable winds of 55 kilometers per hour was moving at 20 km / h,
Before arriving in Bermuda, Fiona caused Floods and severe devastation in Puerto Rico, leading US President Joe Biden said Thursday that full force of federation government ready to help The American soil is recovering.
speaking in briefing with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials in Biden, New York, said, “We all in This together. “
Biden pointed out that hundreds of of FEMA and other federal officials are already on Earth in Puerto Rico, where Fiona caused Island-wide blackout.
more than 60% of power Customers were left without energy Thursday and the third of Customers were without water, while local officials said they could not say when the service would be full restored.
as such of Friday, by the hundreds of people in Puerto Rico remained cut off by closed roads five days after the hurricane stormed the island. Frustration was rising for people like Nancy Gallarza who try to signal for help From work crews spotted it in The distance.
“Everyone goes over There,” she said, pointing to the crews at the bottom of the mountain who They were helping others also Cuts off by storm. “number one come here to see us. I am worried for All the elderly people in this is community. “
At least five landslides covered the narrow road to it community in Steep mountains around the northern city of Caguas. the only way To reach the settlement was climb over thick hills of Mud, rocks and debris left By Fiona, whose waters shook the foundations of nearby homes with Earthquake-like force.
at least eight of The 11 communities in Luis Gonzalez, the municipal inspector, said Caguas was completely isolated of recovery and reconstruction.
she was one of at least six Municipalities where their crews have not yet reached some areas. Often people depend there on help From the neighbors, as they did in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm in In 2017, nearly 3000 . were killed people.
Daniel Rivera has arrived in Rural Caguas with church group And I tried to add a little cheer by dressing up as a clown.
“This is very important in these moments,” he said, noting that people He never fully recovered from Hurricane Maria.
He crushed his huge clown’s shoes in the mud as he was greeted by the people whose faces lit up up They also smiled at him.