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More than 20 homes were destroyed and hundreds of people have been displaced as residents in southwestern Newfoundland are dealing with the aftermath of post-tropical storm Fiona.
On Sunday afternoon, the RCMP issued a press release confirming an ongoing search for a missing 73-year-old woman in Port aux Basques.
But the search officially became a recovery operation later at a press conference held by Minister of Justice and Public Safety John Hogan and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Elvis Loveless in St. John’s.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Ottawa Nova Scotia’s request for disaster assistance funding has been approved to assist municipalities to repair infrastructure and help people pay for losses.
The Canadian Armed Forces have also been called in to help remove debris.
Some of the hardest-hit areas of Cape Breton were surveyed by helicopter by Premier Tim Houston and the ministers of EMO, finance, public works, and mental health on Sunday.
“The predictions were for a massive storm, historic storm. We certainly have seen that. Fiona definitely left a mark on the province. The damage is pretty heartbreaking,” Houston reported saying.
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