It’s been a year since post-tropical storm Fiona ripped entire homes into the sea in Channel-Port aux Basques, N.L. Some residents are still picking up the pieces and grappling with whether they can ever feel safe again, living so close to the ocean.
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Nearly five months after post-tropical storm Fiona devastated the area, some residents of Newfoundland's southwest coast are still waiting for money from the provincial government to rebuild their lives.
More than 100 homes have been condemned in Port aux Basques and surrounding areas in southwestern Newfoundland after Fiona tore through the region. Three months on, some families say they are still not sure if they will be able to rebuild.