P.E.I. begins to assess post-tropical storm Fiona damage
After the Island was battered by an historic storm over the weekend, residents began to assess the extent of the devastation for the first time Sunday.
Heavy rain, winds over 170 km/h pounded the province for more than 12 hours over the weekend
After the Island was battered by an historic storm over the weekend, residents began to assess the extent of the devastation for the first time on Sunday.
Post-tropical storm Fiona hit P.E.I. in the early morning hours of Saturday, with heavy rain and winds over 170 km/h. There have been reports of widespread damage to property, but no serious injuries to people.
The wind and rain continued to pound the province most of the day Saturday, but finally relented by Sunday morning — giving residents the first glimpses of the scope of the storm's impact.
A Charlottetown street blocked by trees. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)
Drone shot of fallen trees near the shore. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)
Allison Ferguson’s barn near Rustico was completely destroyed. (Katie Nicholson/CBC)
Roads and bridges throughout the province were washed out in the storm. (Julien Lecacheur/Radio-Canada)
This tree got caught high up in a power line. (Sam MacLeod)
Damage to power lines along Capital Drive, a main route into Charlottetown from the Cornwall area. (Jane Robertson/CBC)
Crews worked to clear fallen trees and branches in Wellington Sunday morning. (Julien Lecacheur/Radio-Canada)
The roof of this building on Route 2 in Pleasant Valley was blown off. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC)
Jennifer MacLeod's sheep barn in Breadalbane was destroyed but no animals were injured. (Submitted by Jennifer MacLeod)
Extensive damage is shown at the wharf in Covehead on Sunday. (Brian McInnis/The Canadian Press)
The extent of the damage to businesses across the Island won't known for several days. (Brian McInnis/Canadian Press)
Many gas stations in Charlottetown still weren't able to sell fuel on Sunday morning. (Shane Ross/CBC)
The stations that were selling fuel saw long lineups of customers. (Julien Lecacheur/Radio-Canada)
In downtown Charlottetown, many roads remained completely blocked on Sunday. (Shane Ross/CBC)
Workers removing fallen trees from the road. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)
A drone picture showing damage to the Queen Charlotte Intermediate building in Charlottetown. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)
'Many trees down on our house,' writes Janet Preston. (Submitted by Janet Preston)
Buildings on the Stanhope Cape. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)
Devon Goodsell is the digital senior producer for CBC in Prince Edward Island. She has worked as a CBC journalist in a variety of roles since 2007, including as a producer for CBCNews.ca in Toronto, and as a reporter and associate producer in Vancouver.
