Hurricane "Fiona" is coming to Canada or one of the strongest storms in history

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 24th. The Canadian Meteorological Department said on the 23rd that the hurricane "Fiona" in the Caribbean and Bermuda region is expected to land on the morning of the 24th, which may become one of the strongest storms encountered in the country's history.

The Environmental Department of Canada said that "Fiona" is expected to land on Bretton Kok Island, New Stockher. At that time, "Fiona" may weaken into a storm, but it is still full of destructive power, which is expected to bring heavy wind, heavy rain and huge waves.

Ian Hibard, a meteorologist in the Canadian Hurricane Center, said that "Fiona" will become "a hurricane -level wind speed, huge and powerful rear tropical cyclone", "this will definitely become one of the strongest storms in the history of Eastern Canada. If Not the strongest words. "

Another meteorologist Bob Robbia said that "Fiona" is expected to write into Canadian history, becoming a hurricane compared with "Hu An" and "Dorian" in 2003 and 2019. Eastern Canada's historic extreme weather incident ".

New Stockher, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland provinces along the eastern coast of Canada may become the most affected areas. The three provinces issued alert to remind residents to avoid going out and prepare for at least 3 days of living materials.

Hurricane Canada said that after the "Fiona" landed, he would cross the Gulf of St. Lawrence and enter the Labrador province on the 25th. The place where "Fiona" will usher in up to 20 centimeters of precipitation, which may occur in power failure and waterlogging.

Canadian Airlines and West Porsche Airlines have suspended local services from the evening of the 23rd.

Kyle Budro, a fisherman on the Island of Bretton, is fixed the shrimp catcher to prevent the boat from being blown. He told Reuters reporters: "This is our livelihood. (If) our ship is destroyed, hunting tools will be destroyed ... We can't open the fishing season next year."

"Fiona" was originally a tropical storm. On the 18th, it was enhanced to a level 1 hurricane and landed on the US overseas Puerto Rico. After that, the Republic of Dominica was invaded. Upgrade to a level 4 hurricane and move to Bermuda area. As of the 23rd, "Fiona" had killed at least 8 people and millions of households were cut off.

The hierarchical system of the National Hurricane Center divides the hurricane to level 5 according to the severity. The larger the number, the stronger the power. Hurricanes level 3 and above can be classified as a strong hurricane that may cause "may cause major life losses and damage".

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