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In Pictures: Post-tropical storm Fiona batters the Maritimes

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One of the oldest and biggest trees in Charlottetown fell victim to Fiona. (Source: Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)

Post-tropical storm Fiona landed east of Nova Scotia shortly after 4 a.m. local time on Saturday, making landfall on the Canso Peninsula near Hart Island and Guysborough.

With powerful and destructive winds, the storm has caused damage throughout the Maritimes. Pictures from across the region highlight the destruction brought on by the storm.

Cape Breton

Hurricane Fiona A downed tree lays across a yard in Baddeck, N.S. (Courtesy: Shirley Mackay)
Hurricane Fiona Power poles lay across Cabot Street in Sydney, N.S. (Courtesy: Anita Burke)
Hurricane Fiona Trees down in Reserve Mines, N.S. (Courtesy: Kevin Kelly)
Hurricane Fiona A downed tree lays on a house in Reserve Mines, N.S. (Courtesy: Kevin Kelly)
Hurricane Fiona Flooding in Mabou Harbour, N.S. (Courtesy: Dorothy Nicholson)
Hurricane Fiona Flooding in New Haven, N.S. (Courtesy: MaryJane Henderson- MacDonald)
Ash Street damage Residents of Ash Street in Sydney say it's amazing no damage was done to this house. (Courtesy: Steven McGrath)
Hurricane Fiona Dorchester Street, Sydney, N.S. (Courtesy: Steve Pertus)
Cheticamp Island flooding The only road in and out of Cape Breton's Cheticamp Island was flooded Saturday morning due to Fiona. (Courtesy: Jessica LeBrun)
Port Hood flooding Shore Road is pictured underwater near Port Hood, N.S. (Courtesy: Dorothy Nicholson)

Mainland Nova Scotia

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Hurricane Fiona People work to drag a fallen tree limb from their street as post tropical storm Fiona causes widespread damage in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
Hurricane Fiona Arborists use a rake to lift a downed wire to allow machinery to access fallen trees caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
Hurricane Fiona An arborist works to clear fallen trees and downed wires from damage caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
Hurricane Fiona An arborist works to clear fallen trees and downed wires from damage caused by post tropical storm Fiona in Halifax on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)
Hurricane Fiona A young boy poses for a photo by a fallen tree in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Hurricane Fiona An uprooted tree rests against a house in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Hurricane Fiona Police block lanes of traffic as both Halifax harbour bridges were closed in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Hurricane Fiona Waves pound the shore in Eastern Passage, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Hurricane Fiona Vehicles pass under a fallen tree in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Post-tropical storm Fiona hit Nova Scotia in the early hours, knocking out power and disrupting travel across the region. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Hurricane Fiona Georgina Scott surveys the damage on her street in Halifax as post tropical storm Fiona continues to batter the Maritimes on Saturday, September 24, 2022. (Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)

 

New Brunswick

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Hurricane Fiona Cocagne, N.B. (Courtesy: Wendy Baird)

Prince Edward Island

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Hurricane Fiona Many trees in Charlottetown were completely uprooted by post-tropical storm Fiona. (Source: Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)
Hurricane Fiona One of the oldest and biggest trees in Charlottetown fell victim to Fiona. (Source: Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)
Midgell barn A collapsed barn is pictured in Midgell, P.E.I.