This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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As high winds continue to thump the Maritimes, more than a few thousands have been left in the dark in Nova Scotia and other parts of Eastern Canada. An official statement issued by the Nova Scotia Power on Thursday morning alleged that more than 42,000 customers were left without electricity, although later by 8:45 a.m., the number decreased down to almost 25,000. According to the utility, majority restorations are planned to take place on Thursday afternoon.
Spokesman for the Nova Scotia Power, DavidRhodenizer, mentioned in a press release that “anytime you have wind storms like this after the storm passes there can still be subsequent damage because trees that have been weakened by the storm can fall. Equipment that has been weakened by the storm can fail.” Now the major problems reside largely in Halifax, Windsor and areas to the east, along with a couple of outages in the Yarmouth area. Reports confirm that winds are still gusting at more than 100 km/h in both Eskasoni and Grand Etang in Cape Breton, while parts of southwestern Nova Scotia recorded wind gusts of up to 120 km/h overnight.
Consequently, the storms have resulted in more than 5,200 N.B. Power customers to be deprived of electricity till Thursday morning due to the wind and rain storm that blew through the province on Wednesday. Majority of those affected were in southern New Brunswick, while 2,071 customers in St. Stephen without power at 6 a.m., along with 1,804 in Rothesay. In addition to that, more than 800 customers from P.E.I. were also left in the dark for about an hour.
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