Canada’s capital region picking up the pieces following destructive tornadoes
GATINEAU, Que. — Residents from across Canada’s national capital region who were hit by Friday’s devastating tornadoes have started rebuilding their homes — and their lives.
Festus John worried about his future Monday in a Gatineau, Que., community centre that had been transformed into an emergency shelter for hundreds of people unable to return home.
The 35-year-old Christian man fled to the United States from Nigeria five years ago after marrying a Muslim woman and receiving threats against his life.
John was one of hundreds who crossed by land into Quebec in January in the hopes of seeking asylum in Canada. He only recently moved to Gatineau, across the river from Ottawa.