One man killed after Earl moves through Maritimes
Posted September 4, 2010 4:08 pm.
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HALIFAX (NEWS1130) – A tropical storm warning remains in place for western Newfoundland after hurricane Earl swept across the Maritimes on Saturday.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre says Earl is maintaining its character as a tropical storm longer than was foreseen, but it’s expected to gradually weaken tonight. They say there is also a threat of flooding from heavy rainfall.
In the Maritimes, heavy seas generated by Earl are being blamed in the drowning of a man. RCMP say two men jumped into the water to reach a boat that had come loose from its mooring in Blind Bay, not far from Halifax. Police say they managed to reach the boat, but 54-year-old Johnny Mitchell Junior of Bayside, Nova Scotia, drowned while trying to swim back to shore.
Winds gusting to over 100 kilometres an hour toppled trees and brought down power lines from one end of Nova Scotia to the other. More than 200,000 customers of Nova Scotia Power had no electricity at one point.
Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for this evening for western parts of Newfoundland with winds of up to 130 kilometers an hour expected. The storm is currently located over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and will continue north-east this evening.
