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A photographic look at damage from Hurricane Fiona on P.E.I.

A photographic look at damage from Hurricane Fiona on P.E.I.

CBC News will have digital updates on Fiona throughout the weekend. If your data or internet is limited, click here for the CBC Lite version of the P.E.I. site. CBC Radio is providing live storm updates around the clock. Listeners are invited to call in to share their storm experiences and any emergency updates from their communities.  Listen online , via the CBC Listen app or over the air (96.1 FM in Charlottetown).

As dawn broke on Prince Edward Island Saturday, the extent of the damage started to become clear. The photos here are worth several thousand words. 

The scene at Covehead Wharf in P.E.I. National Park on Saturday. (Submitted by Devin Wolters)
A wash-out caused by the storm at Tracadie Wharf. (Submitted by Devin Wolters)
At the P.E.I. National Park, more tall Island trees downed by Hurricane Fiona. (Submitted by Devin Wolters)
School building with large chunks of its roof torn off and hanging down.
École Évangéline in Abram-Village, P.E.I., suffered major roof damage in the storm. (Submitted by Melissa DeJong)
A building was found lying on its side in the middle of Brackley Point Road. (Submitted by Marty Nichol)
Fire officials confirmed to CBC News that the clubhouse at the Stanhope Golf & Country Club caught fire on Saturday and was reduced to a pile of rubble. (Submitted by Brodie O’Keefe)
Trees surrounding this downtown Charlottetown home fell onto it during the storm. (Mikee Mutuc/CBC)
This massive old tree in Charlottetown, uprooted by the force of Hurricane Fiona. (Shane Ross/CBC)
A fully-snapped electrical pole on Kensington Road in Charlottetown. (Victoria Walton/CBC)
Cleanup crews began taking whatever debris they could Saturday afternoon. (Shane Ross/CBC)
Amanda Burt shared this photo, saying those fishermen’s buildings used to be 600 metres away. They’re now in her parent’s front yard. (Submitted by Amanda Burt)
The Dollar Store in Alberton lost part of its roof in the storm, says Mike King, who took this photo. (Submitted by Mike King)
The wind flipped over this structure in Clyde River. Photographer Craig Abbott says that luckily, his neighbour wasn’t home at the time. (Submitted by Craig Abbott)
A person walks alongside the destruction in Charlottetown. (Shane Ross/CBC)
A shed that was placed on top of a tree’s root system was thrust upward when the tree fell in downtown Charlottetown. (Kerry Campbell/CBC)
By late Saturday afternoon, work crews could be seen making their way through the streets of Charlottetown. (Kerry Campbell/CBC)
A massive tree crashed on top of a business in downtown…

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