(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 24 SEPTEMBER - Two women were dragged into the sea in Newfoundland, one of the areas of eastern Canada hit by the passage of Fiona, the hurricane that devastated PueroRico.
This was reported by the Canadian media.
One of the two women was rescued but the other is still being sought.
The mayor of Channel-Port aux Basques at the southwestern tip of Newoundland told CBC news that the situation is "total devastation".
Meanwhile, there are still 500,000 people without electricity since yesterday morning, especially in the province of Nova Scotia.
In the evening, the winds of the hurricane, which was downgraded to a tropical storm but is no less powerful, dropped from 137 to 109 kilometers per hour.
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