Winds Over 100 Kilometres per Hour Hit East Coast as Homeless Tie Down Tents

Winds Over 100 Kilometres per Hour Hit East Coast as Homeless Tie Down Tents
A pedestrian shields themselves from rain and wind during a rainfall warning in Halifax on Jan. 26 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese
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Powerful gusts were forecast to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada’s East Coast on Monday, as residents of homeless encampments across the Halifax area secured their tents in hopes of weathering the storm.

As of 3 p.m. local time, about 5,000 people were without power in Nova Scotia; New Brunswick had 8,000 outages.