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Hurricane Fiona causes $660 mn damage in Atlantic Canada_我的网站

一 |     Ottawa, Oct 20 (UNI) Hurricane Fiona is estimated to have caused 660 million Canadian dollars (about 528 million US dollars) in insured damage in Canada, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said.



Fiona is the most costly extreme weather event ever recorded in Atlantic Canada, and the tenth largest in the country in terms of insured damages, the bureau said in a press release, quoting the "record-breaking" initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.



Many affected residents were located in high-risk flood areas and floodplains where residential flood insurance coverage is not available. As a result, the overwhelming majority of costs for this disaster will be borne by government, according to the release.



"As we begin to see the extent of damages caused by Hurricane Fiona, it is clear that much more needs to be done to enhance our resilience to extreme weather events and build a culture of preparedness moving forward," said Amanda Dean, vice-president, Atlantic, Insurance Bureau of Canada.



The long-lived and powerful storm first made landfall in Atlantic Canada on Saturday, September 24. With maximum wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h in Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec, Fiona resulted in tragic loss of life as well as violent winds, torrential rainfall, large waves, storm surge, downed trees and widespread power outages, the release said.



Insurance claims from severe weather have more than quadrupled across Canada since 2008. The new normal for insured catastrophic damages in the country has reached 2 billion Canadian dollars (about 1.6 billion US dollars) annually.

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二 |     有82年历史的“中兴福州鱼圆·卤面”深受欢迎。（新加坡讯） 因咖啡店起租两倍，再加上第二代小贩兄妹年纪大、体力差，决定歇业退休，已经营82年的福州鱼圆和卤面档结束营业。新加坡位于红山一带石叻道第148座咖啡店的“中兴福州鱼圆·卤面”周日（8月25日）最后一天营业。

三 | 该面摊第二代负责人王雪英（68岁）忆述，父亲在20多岁时与母亲从福州漂洋过海到新加坡谋生，1942年开始在中国街的街边摆摊，卖起了正宗的福州鱼圆和卤面。后来，父亲生意越做越好，王雪英高中毕业后就到摊位帮忙，哥哥则在父亲1982年过世才回来卖面，一家人共同经营摊位，一做就是数十载。“当年忙起来，我一天要杀100公斤的鱼，店外排了长长人龙。”王雪英透露，“中兴福州鱼圆·卤面”总店曾经历三次搬迁，在1994年从中国街搬到中峇鲁，2010年才搬到现址。王雪英每天亲自备料与烹调。王雪英与丈夫、哥哥王远杰（70岁）数十年来每天清晨炉火大开，大家各司其职，王雪英夫妇负责备料煮面，哥哥则负责手打鱼圆。

四 | 她看着如今已驼背的哥哥，感慨说：“做小贩真的不容易，我们都从年纪轻轻做到现在满身疼痛，我哥以前很帅的！”王雪英指，随著年事渐高，再加上咖啡店9月翻新后，负责人称即将涨两倍租金，从原本的2000多新元起租金至6000多新元，她就索性结束营业。“这里支持我们的都是老人家和老顾客，我不想起价。我们年纪也大了，是时候退休了，不舍得也没办法，非常感谢大家这些年来的支持。

五 | ”王雪英称，目前与哥哥并未认真规划退休后的生活，只打算好好休息。等歇业后，他们会马上将摊位的厨具送出或卖掉，以及赶在结束营业前完成数百颗鱼圆的订单。

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