Maritime power outages: More than 60,000 customers in the dark Thursday [Video]

Tens of thousands of customers in the Maritimes woke up to no power Thursday morning and several schools are closed as a wet and windy storm makes its way through the region.

Schools

Several schools in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are closed Thursday due to high winds, power outages and debris over roads. A full list can be found here.

There are no school closures on Prince Edward Island.

Weather warnings

Rainfall, wind and special weather statements in New Brunswick Thursday morning have since ended.

Wind warnings across Nova Scotia and parts of Cape Breton have also ended.

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Power

In New Brunswick, more than 23,000 NB Power customers were without power as of 2:15 p.m., down from 53,000 Thursday morning.

The utility says its Emergency Operations Centre is open and about 650 people are supporting restoration efforts across the province.

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