Dorian slammed into Canada’s Atlantic coast on Saturday, knocking down
trees, cutting power, and blowing over a large construction crane in downtown
Halifax, the capital of the province of Nova Scotia.
The Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said on Twitter that government
will deploy the military to help with recovery efforts after the storm passes
even as local authorities have urged anyone who lived close to the seashore to
evacuate as a precaution.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre said Dorian was reclassified to a very
intense post-tropical storm as it lost a defined eye as it passed over Halifax
though wind speeds of 150 kilometers per hour (93 miles per hour) were
equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
More than 330,000 people in the province have lost power, Nova Scotia Power
said, but there were no reports of injuries due to the storm.
During the afternoon, Dorian knocked trees onto houses in the city, blew
off at least one roof, and toppled a large crane from the top of a building
under construction.
On Saturday, winds picked up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph) early in the
day, making it a Category 2 hurricane, but it weakened as it neared Canada’s
coast.
After Nova Scotia, Dorian is expected to move toward Prince Edward Island and on Sunday reach Newfoundland, the Canadian Hurricane Centre projected.