Hurricane Fiona is expected to be a "historic, extreme storm" in Canada.

 As Hurricane Fiona starts to hit Canada's Atlantic Coast, power is out for hundreds of thousands of people.

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Parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick are getting drenching rain and winds of up to 148 km/h (92 mph).

Before Fiona hit, the Canadian Hurricane Centre warned that it could be "a historic, extreme event," with power outages and flooding likely.

When Fiona hit the Caribbean, at least eight people died.

On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "It's going to be a bad one." "We want everyone to stay safe, listen to what the local authorities tell them to do, and hold on for the next 24 hours."

There were tropical storm warnings for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and New Brunswick in the Atlantic, as well as for parts of Quebec.

The eastern part of the country could get up to 10 inches (25 cm) of rain, which could make flash flooding more likely.

Ahead of the storm, shelters were set up in Halifax and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, so that people could take cover there.

Amanda McDougall, the mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, said, "We've been through similar things before, but I'm afraid not to this extent."

"The effects will be big, real, and happen right away."

Hurricanes that are very bad in Canada are rare because storms lose their power when they hit the colder waters of the north and become post-tropical. But when Hurricane Fiona hits, the pressure in the area is expected to be at an all-time low, making way for a stronger storm.

Hurricane Juan in 2003 was the last tropical cyclone to hit Nova Scotia. It was a category two storm that killed two people and did a lot of damage to buildings and plants.

Friday afternoon, meteorologist Bob Robichaud said that Hurricane Fiona will be bigger than Hurricane Juan and stronger than Hurricane Dorian, which also hit Nova Scotia in 2019.

"It will definitely be a major event in Atlantic Canada's history."

Early Friday morning, heavy rain and winds hit Bermuda. Schools and offices had to close because of the hurricane, which then moved north.

Fiona had already caused trouble in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic earlier this week, leaving many people without power or running water.

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Up to four people have died in Puerto Rico, including a sick 4-month-old baby whose mother couldn't get to the hospital because the roads were blocked. On the French island of Guadeloupe, there was also a death.

After a separate tropical cyclone formed in the Caribbean Sea, Florida is also at risk of a hurricane.

The US National Hurricane Center says that Tropical Depression Nine is in its early stages and is moving in a way that could lead it to Florida next week as Hurricane Hermine.

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