Early this week Hurricane Juan blasted through Nova Scotia. These photos of the damage were sent to me by my daughter, who lives in Halifax. I do not know who took the photographs, which are of the old part of Halifax.
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An
apartment building with part of the brick facing blown off.
Halifax
was founded on a peninsula. While the city has grown beyond the
peninsula this part of the city is the oldest and has thousands of
large old trees.
One
of the many trees which fell.
Some
of the damage at the foot
of
Citadel Hill.
Whats
left of the flags at the Citadel.
A
few of the broken windows.
HMCS
Sackville and the masts of
the
tall ship Larinda.
A
scene from downtown Halifax.
Another
view below Citadel Hill.
Still
blowing and raining.
One
of the old houses in Halifax which will never be the same.
Cars
& sidewalks all suffered.
The
Commons.
The
Commons. As the name implies this area is open to and enjoyed by all.
The
Commons.
An
ex-building.
Citadel
Hill. It is on this hill that the British built a citadel to watch
over the harbour.
The
Public Library on Spring Garden.
The
dock for the Pilot boat in Halifax. The eastern wall of the
hurricane eye, which has the strongest winds, passed right up the
centre of Halifax harbour.
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More
damage on the waterfront.
The hurricane even blew a propane tank off the railroad tracks and into the harbour.
A
pollution boom around the sunken tall ship Larinda.
Barrington
Street is part of the downtown core.
Barrington
Street.
The
Public Gardens are another locale enjoyed by many of the citizens of
Halifax (Haligonians).
Public
Gardens.
Public
Gardens.
Public
Gardens.
Public
Gardens.
Public
Gardens.
Jubilee
Road is also located in the old part of the city, and very close to
most of the hospitals and universities.
Jubilee
Road.
Tree
on a house.
Boland
Road.
As this page is written most of the city has had their electricity restored. Many of those who live outside the city still have no power and, because they have wells and pumps, no water or sewer service.
Nova Scotia Power workers are going full out, along with electricity workers from New Brunswick and Maine.
All schools are still closed and will not open until Monday. Many businesses are also still closed.
Huge barbeques have been held around the city to use up all the food which would have been wasted due to a lack of refrigeration.