It seems that Canada is on a date with a number of natural disasters, as Hurricane Lee arrived on the Canadian coast, on Sunday morning, which led to a power outage for tens of thousands of citizens, and a few hours later, western Canada recorded a strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale.
Hurricane Lee in Canada uproots trees - Source: Insider Times
New 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits western Canada
The US Geological Survey revealed on its official website on Sunday that an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale was recorded, west of the coast of Canada.
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Hurricane Lee has brought flooding to parts of South Shore, Nova Scotia, Canada, with nearly 130,000 without power in the Province.
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The US authority explained that the earthquake was recorded 228 kilometers west of the city of Port McNeil, which is inhabited by about 2,000 people, noting that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers below the surface of the earth.
Hurricane Lee plunges Canadian cities into darkness
Canada is currently exposed to Hurricane Lee, which is classified as the highest in the “category 5” hurricanes, as it hit some US states before heading to Canada, and caused waves in the areas of Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the US Virgin Islands, to rise to about 15 meters.
Hurricane Lee in Canada, accompanied by intense wind activity at speeds of up to 55 kilometers per hour, led to heavy rain, amid reports of loss of life, after a person was killed when a tree fell on his car while driving, according to the Associated Press a short while ago.
Hurricane Lee arrives in Canada and causes power outages
Hurricane Lee arrived with strong winds in the far west of Canada’s Nova Scotia province on Saturday, flooding streets, falling trees and knocking out power to tens of thousands along the North Atlantic coast.
Hurricane Lee is flexing its fearsome muscles in Halifax, Canada which luckily eased up on New York, Boston and Massachusetts. #HurricaneLee #Halifax #NovaScotia pic.twitter.com/NT66KqCD4R
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At least one typhoon-related death has been recorded after a motorcyclist died in the US state of Maine after a tree fell on his bike, local media reported.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin that Lee was moving north after arriving ashore on Long Island, a small island southwest of Halifax, on Saturday. Forecasters said the still-strong cyclone, carrying winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour at a maximum speed and could increase.
