A Month After Fiona, Some in Western Newfoundland Fear Things Will Never Be the Same

A Month After Fiona, Some in Western Newfoundland Fear Things Will Never Be the Same
Jamie King clears out the rubble and belongings from the washed out foundation and basement of his house in Burnt Island, Newfoundland and Labrador on Sept. 27, 2022. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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For Peggy Savery, the hardest part of the day comes as she leaves work in her Newfoundland community of Port aux Basques and drives to the home she’s been staying in with her husband and son.

The family’s blue oceanside house was swept into the sea last month by post-tropical storm Fiona, and a photo of it dangling over the ocean was published across North America. Taken by Rene Roy, editor of local newspaper Wreckhouse Press, the picture was a gut-wrenching look at the immediate horrors wrought by the historic storm.