More disaster as Storm Dorian wreaks havoc in Canada, hundreds of thousands left without power

Storm Dorian is still generating powerful sustained winds of 80mph as it moves north along the east coast of Canada, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power.

Although the tropical cyclone has weakened significantly since it devastated the Bahamas earlier this week, forecasters remain wary of saying it no longer poses a threat ahead of its arrival at the island of Newfoundland.

The storm - which is no longer classed as a hurricane - first arrived on the Atlantic coast of Canada on Saturday, bringing with it heavy rain and powerful winds that toppled a construction crane in Halifax and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people.

Evacuations have taken place near the coast to the south, with locals having seen the strong gales rip the roof off of an apartment building that was under construction.

The Canadian Hurricane Centre has since discontinued warnings for the regions of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where Halifax is located, but people are being urged to stay vigilant of a storm that has wreaked havoc in the Bahamas for much of the past week.

Conditions are said to have "rapidly" deteriorated in the Caribbean since Dorian hit, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless and damage of around $3bn (£2.4bn) to insured property.

The official number of dead - 43 - is also expected to rise as the situation becomes clearer.

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