Channel NewsAsia - Hurricane Igor lashes eastern Canada - channelnewsasia.com
Igor was downgraded to a post-tropical storm on Tuesday after forcing evacuations of flooded coastal towns in Canada's island Newfoundland province and reportedly sweeping one man out to sea.
Parts of the province were on high alert for most of the day as the hurricane approached from the Atlantic Ocean, unleashing fierce winds and torrential rains.
Public broadcaster CBC said one person was missing after being swept out to sea near Britannia, on Random Island in Trinity Bay. The man fell into a brook leading to the Atlantic Ocean when a roadway crumbled beneath his feet.
Search and rescue efforts were said to be hampered by widespread flooding and washouts of roads. At 1930 GMT, Igor was about 85 kilometres northeast of Newfoundland's capital Saint Johns, and was moving north at 55 kilometres per hour, the Canadian
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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