Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Haiti earthquake: Update on Canadians

On May 4 Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada indicated that 1,911 Canadians have been located; 0 Canadians are unaccounted for; 4,620 have been evacuated on 49 flights; and 58 have been confirmed dead.

In other news today: CBC reported that high winds and blowing snow on May 4 & 5 again knocked out power to southern Alberta, this time, 50,000 homes were without electricity. The storm affected Calgary and surrounding areas with Taber and Medicine Hat experiencing the most blackouts.