The restoration work continues in southern eastern New Brunswick after Dorian’s wrath on the weekend.
As of 7am, this morning there were almost 15, 000 people in the province still without power.
NB Power has 142 crews mobilized to get people back on the grid.
Restoration efforts will continue throughout the evening and into tomorrow. Assessments will continue and estimated time of restoration will be updated accordingly. We thank everyone for their patience while our crews work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. pic.twitter.com/7HtGNQxXJK
— NB Power (@NB_Power) September 9, 2019
Meantime Nova Scotia, which took the brunt of Dorian has more than 5300 outages affecting 215, 000 customers.
Welcoming a team of power line technicians from New Brunswick. Thanks for joining us! We’re so grateful for the support from the 750 power line and forestry technicians from across the Maritimes, Ontario and Quebec that are working with us to restore power for Nova Scotians. pic.twitter.com/QgXy3Lwvkv
— Nova Scotia Power (@nspowerinc) September 8, 2019
In Prince Edward Island, over 21, 000 residents are also without power.
Power has been restored to thousands of customers yesterday as a result of Dorian and another 20,300 currently remain without power. At 7 am, more than 45 crews will be dispatched across the Island to continue restoring power to our customers. pic.twitter.com/Q3vW4knP3C
— Maritime Electric (@MECLPEI) September 9, 2019
Schools in Nova Scotia and PEI are closed today, as a result of outages and damages from the storm.
Updated figures from Enviornment Canada, show Greater Moncton received 121 millimetres of rain and experienced 100 kilometre an hour winds during post tropical storm Dorian
