Sorry you must be at least 19 years of age to consume this content. “It’s one of the worst storms I ever seen because the wind was in the right direction,” Gray said. “I’m still dealing with the damage it’s done to me.”. He said rising water temperatures, wind shear and a set of factors that influence pressure point to an active season. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been briefed on the storm. We’d be done,” he said. The chancellor will give an update on Thursday about "protecting jobs" as the furlough scheme winds down. One year after the post-tropical storm ripped across Nova Scotia, the Sambro harbour master says he’s still paying the price. Bob Robichaud, warning preparedness meteorologist with the centre, projected between 13 to 19 named storms of tropical storm strength during the season, which goes from June to the end of November. He said many parts of the Bahamas - an archipelago of more than 700 islands - were not affected by the hurricane. These are external links and will open in a new window. Read about our approach to external linking. “It could never last another like Juan or Dorian. Full article Do you have too many takeaways?

One year after the post-tropical storm ripped across Nova Scotia, the Sambro harbour master says he’s still paying the price. UN officials said about 70,000 people were in need of assistance. “The thing is if something happens here it’s my fault and that’s what scares me,” he said.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre said it had received reports of rainfall as high as 150mm (six inches) in some areas.

But without receiving any insurance money to cover the cost of the damages, Gray said he’s had to fork out thousands to replace what he can to get by. Gray’s days have been spent keeping an eye on the main wharf, which serves about 25 boats, to make sure there are no incidents. “What I replaced so far has to be about $25,000, but that ain’t near what could be spent here. “I’m still dealing with the damage it’s done to me.”

log in to join the conversation. The death toll there is 43 but expected to increase. Gray said the Sambro Public Wharf took a beating from the boats being thrown against it and suffered electrical damage.

Did you know that with a membership you can add comments to articles like this? Video footage from Halifax showed a crane being blown on to a block of partially built flats. In May, the Canadian Hurricane Centre predicted an active Atlantic storm season this year. We’d be done,” he said. “This wharf is 40 years old and there’s more cracks and breaks in the concrete now than ever,” he said, adding some broken material is hanging out on the sides.

Gray’s days have been spent keeping an eye on the main wharf, which serves about 25 boats, to make sure there are no incidents. It comes days after Dorian devastated parts of the Bahamas. 1 being least likely, and 10 being most likely, an active Atlantic storm season this year, Cleanup, school closures continue after powerful hurricane Dorian rips through Maritimes, Hurricane Dorian: Crane toppled, buildings damaged, record number in Nova Scotia without power in storm's wake, HURRICANE DORIAN: Damages mount in and around Halifax. “I’ve been cursing Dorian for the past two or three days with today coming up,” Gray said in an interview Monday. Hurricane Dorian: Who is helping in the relief effort? "There are no words to convey the grief we feel for our fellow Bahamians in the Abacos and Grand Bahama," he said. Storm Dorian has hit parts of Canada with hurricane-force winds, ripping roofs off buildings and leaving thousands of residents without power. “It’s one of the worst storms I ever seen because the wind was in the right direction,” Gray said. Now a post-tropical cyclone, Dorian … Darren Tosh, director of the aid group Samaritan's Purse, told the BBC that he was concerned about the spread of disease from unsafe water, bodies and destroyed crops. One year after the post-tropical storm ripped across Nova Scotia, the Sambro harbour master says he’s still paying the price. “It could never last another like Juan or Dorian. [131] Officials believe hundreds of bodies are yet to be found in areas flattened by the winds or smashed by storm surges. But without receiving any insurance money to cover the cost of the damages, Gray said he’s had to fork out thousands to replace what he can to get by. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in Nova Scotia as Dorian made landfall on Saturday. Storm Dorian has smashed into the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, toppling trees and cutting power for more than 450,000 people. Now a post-tropical cyclone, Dorian hit Halifax on Saturday with winds of 100mph (160km/h) and is due to cross into Newfoundland.

The Category 2 hurricane downgraded to a post-tropical storm as it swept across Atlantic Canada, but its strong winds still wreaked havoc on trees and power lines, resulting in more than 400,000 people without power in Nova Scotia at the peak of the outages. “I’ve been cursing Dorian for the past two or three days with today coming up,” Gray said in an interview Monday. "There's a horrible amount of disease that can develop after an event like this," he said. Residents close to the shore have been advised to evacuate as a precaution.

“What I replaced so far has to be about $25,000, but that ain’t near what could be spent here.