Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Hurricane Fiona Hits Nova Scotia as One of Region’s Strongest Storms
- Fiona, the most powerful storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, roared ashore in eastern Nova Scotia early Saturday as one of the strongest systems ever to hit the region, knocking out power, toppling trees and forcing residents to flee.
- Across Nova Scotia, 414,000 households were without power, or about 80% of Nova Scotia Power’s customers. Thousands more were hit in neighboring areas as well.
- Nearby Price Edward Island was also hit by outages, and officials had urged residents to stay indoors until Sunday. “Conditions are like nothing we’ve ever seen”
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Information:
- Hurricane Fiona slams into Bermuda: 125mph winds CAPSIZE yachts, pummel mansions and leave 70% of the island without power
- Bermuda is being pounded with winds of up to 125 mph and 30 feet tidal swells as Hurricane Fiona continues to devastate the Caribbean islands on its way north
- The powerful waves have already capsized multiple boats along Hamilton Harbor, and residents are taking shelter in their homes after spending hours boarding up their properties on Thursday
- The storm is expected to reach northeastern Canada by Saturday, where it can dump between four to eight inches of rain on Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland
- The Category 3 storm has already killed five people — two in Puerto Rico, two in the Dominican Republic and one in the French island of Guadeloupe
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Fiona brings hurricane winds to Turks and Caicos Islands
- In Grand Turks: Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and was moving north-northwest at 10 mph (17 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, which said the storm is likely to strengthen further into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Bermuda on Friday.
- 670 people have been rescued in Puerto Rico, including 19 people at a retirement home north mountain town of Cayey that was in danger of collapsing.
- The blow from Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to recover from Hurricane Maria, which destroyed the power grid in 2017. Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps.
- Also in Puerto Rico restored power to more than 285,000 of the island’s 1.47 million customers
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- Catastrophic flooding in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona dumps nearly 30 inches of rain
- Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s southwest coast on Sunday, bringing destructive flooding, mudslides and an island-wide power blackout one day after leaving one dead in the Leeward Islands. The storm went on to make a second landfall in the Dominican Republic very early on Monday morning.
- Fiona was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, when it made landfall.
- LUMA Energy, the private company that handles the transmission and distribution of electricity in Puerto Rico, stated that full power restoration could take days “due to the magnitude and scope of the blackout.”
- More than 778,000 residents in Puerto Rico were without drinking water as of Monday, El Nuevodia, a local news source reported.
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