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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By John Morris

Trudeau tours storm-hit Atlantic Canada as power outages persist

A search and rescue member walks around a property in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada September 27, 2022. REUTERS/John Morris

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday started a tour of Atlantic Canada, where thousands were still without power after record-setting storm Fiona ravaged the country's east coast, tossing homes into the sea and killing at least three people.

Fiona recorded the lowest barometric pressure ever for a storm when it made landfall on Saturday as a post-tropical storm with powerful winds, rainfall and high waves, the hurricane centre said.

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