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| Storm Arthur batters Canada's Maritime provinces | Storm Arthur batters Canada's Maritime provinces |
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| Post-tropical storm Arthur, weakened from a hurricane, has battered south-east Canada leaving more than 200,000 homes and businesses without power. | Post-tropical storm Arthur, weakened from a hurricane, has battered south-east Canada leaving more than 200,000 homes and businesses without power. |
| Nova Scotia and New Brunswick bore the brunt of the storm's torrential rain and strong winds. | Nova Scotia and New Brunswick bore the brunt of the storm's torrential rain and strong winds. |
| Forecasters say Arthur will move north-east through the Gulf of St Lawrence towards Newfoundland on Sunday. | Forecasters say Arthur will move north-east through the Gulf of St Lawrence towards Newfoundland on Sunday. |
| On Friday, Arthur hit North Carolina with hurricane-force winds and later skirted New England. | On Friday, Arthur hit North Carolina with hurricane-force winds and later skirted New England. |
| Late on Saturday, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Arthur was centred near Moncton in New Brunswick after making a second landfall in Canada. | Late on Saturday, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Arthur was centred near Moncton in New Brunswick after making a second landfall in Canada. |
| Trees were blown down and power was cut to more than 141,000 customers in Nova Scotia and 110,000 in New Brunswick. | Trees were blown down and power was cut to more than 141,000 customers in Nova Scotia and 110,000 in New Brunswick. |
| The largest number of outages was reported in Fredericton where winds of more than 62mph (100km/h) had brought down a number of large trees. | The largest number of outages was reported in Fredericton where winds of more than 62mph (100km/h) had brought down a number of large trees. |
| Flights cancelled | Flights cancelled |
| Police in Saint John, New Brunswick, said some roads were closed by flooding. | Police in Saint John, New Brunswick, said some roads were closed by flooding. |
| The storm also caused flight cancellations and delays at the region's largest airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia. | The storm also caused flight cancellations and delays at the region's largest airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Prince Edward Island said electricity poles had been knocked down and roads were blocked by fallen trees. | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Prince Edward Island said electricity poles had been knocked down and roads were blocked by fallen trees. |
| New England was largely spared major damage although about 19,000 people in Maine and 1,600 in Vermont were left without power. | New England was largely spared major damage although about 19,000 people in Maine and 1,600 in Vermont were left without power. |
| Daniel Brown, a specialist at the US National Hurricane Center, said Arthur had now lost its tropical characteristics and had become "more a wintertime-type low". | Daniel Brown, a specialist at the US National Hurricane Center, said Arthur had now lost its tropical characteristics and had become "more a wintertime-type low". |
| Arthur was the first hurricane to hit the US since Superstorm Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012. | Arthur was the first hurricane to hit the US since Superstorm Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012. |