Powerful winds rock Baffin Island, send debris flying through Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit residents spent Friday clearing damage caused by wild winds that sent debris flying through the streets of Nunavut’s capital overnight.
“Some of our roof has blown off,” Alia Bigio said in an interview.
“There’s insulation blowing around. I haven’t actually gone outside to look at the damage yet, but people keep driving by our place and slowing down, taking pictures, so I think there’s a few pieces missing.”
The Qulliq Energy Corp. tweeted overnight that a section of downtown Iqaluit lost power due to windblown debris landing in its distribution system, and that safety concerns were preventing crews from making repairs in some places, but power was restored Friday.