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Fiona's fury: A look at what the powerful storm did to Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia continues to assess and repair the considerable damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona.

Storm left widespread damage in its path

An SUV rests at the bottom of a section of road that was washed out in Richmond County, N.S., in a handout photo released Monday. (Communications Nova Scotia/The Canadian Press)

As dawn broke on Saturday, Nova Scotians could see the damage post-tropical storm Fiona left behind. These photographs are a sample of that.

Ian and Cathy Scott look at the damage to their family cottage near Marshville, N.S. (Shaina Luck/CBC)
Storm surge moved Ian and Cathy Scott's cottage off its foundation and back more than 15 metres. (Shaina Luck/CBC)
A street is littered with downed utility poles and power lines.
Joshawa Tyler LaVoie captured this striking image of downed power lines and poles on Woodlawn Road in Dartmouth. (Submitted by Joshawa Tyler LaVoie)
The walls and roof of a car wash are blown off their foundation, leaving behind a pile of rubble.
The roof of a car wash in Glace Bay blew off during the storm. (Tom Ayers/CBC)
Beachfront buildings on Generation Lane in Marshville show the storm's fury. (Kathy Little)
A tree uprooted by Fiona lies across a pathway in a residential area of south-end Halifax on Saturday. (Submitted by Mary Ellen Doolittle)
Trees uprooted on a residential street in Sydney, N.S. (Kayla Hounsell/CBC)
A tree uprooted by Fiona's winds rests on a house in Halifax. (Mark Crosby/CBC)
A dog walks amidst a collapsed brick facade from an apartment building that spilled into a residential backyard in Halifax following post-tropical storm Fiona on Saturday. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press)
Marshall Hawkins snapped this pic of his young children in front of an uprooted tree on Breeze Drive in Dartmouth. (Marshall Hawkins)
Fallen trees block a street and take down power lines in Sydney, N.S., on Saturday. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press)
Lisa Ladouceur caught this shot of an awning that has fallen off a convenience store at the corner of Kennedy Drive and Caledonia Road in Dartmouth. (Lisa Ladouceur)
People line up for gas at a Sydney gas station on Sunday. (Kayla Hounsell/CBC)
South-end Halifax crews assess damage and repair power lines on Sunday. (Craig Paisley/CBC)
Waves and sea spray can be seen with a line of houses in the distance.
Waves pound the shore in Eastern Passage, N.S., on Saturday. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
Fallen trees lean against a house in Sydney, N.S., on Sunday. (Vaughan Merchant/The Canadian Press)
Power lines were knocked down in Sydney. (Paul Legere/CBC)
A tree fell on a house in Sydney. (Paul Legere/CBC)
Power lines fell on a car in Sydney. (Paul Legere/CBC)

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