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Snowstorm wallops Nova Scotia
WebPosted Nov 14 2004 01:17 PM AST
HALIFAX — The first major snowstorm of the season hit Nova Scotia Sunday, grounding all flights from the Halifax airport and knocking out power across the province.
Four steel power-transmission towers collapsed in Dartmouth, as winds roared at up to 90 km/h and at least 30 centimetres of wet snow blanketed the Halifax area.
Nova Scotia Power says the snow, rain and strong winds have caused extensive damage to power lines across the province, affecting thousands of customers.
"When you have four transmission towers crumple, just collapse, under the weight of the wet snow, that shows it's certainly one of the worst winter storms that we've seen," said company spokesperson Margaret Murphy.
She warns that it might be days before power is restored to some areas.
The outage crippled Halifax International Airport, which suspended all flights until at least 3 p.m.
Long lineups of customers snaked through the facility, which was running on backup generators Sunday morning and lacked power, heat and hot water.
"It's not an issue, certainly of just runways at this point," said Gina Connell, a spokesperson for the airport.
"The power outages are creating a number of problems. Also, a number of personnel, the pre-boarding screening staff, haven't been able to make it into work."
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