Thousands lose power due to high winds in southern part of New Brunswick

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – High winds are causing outages today for power customers in parts of southern New Brunswick.

NB Power says more than 7,500 customers were without electricity as of 1:20 p.m.

Most of the affected customers are in the Rothesay and St. Stephen areas.

Marie-Andree Bolduc, a spokesperson with the utility, said sustained high winds are the reason for the outages.

Bolduc says crews are being relocated from other parts of the province to assist in repairs.

In Nova Scotia, some provincial government offices in Amherst were also reporting outages due to the strong winds.

Parked by Harbour Passage? – time to move your vehicles @SaintJohnWthr #saintjohn #nbstorm @kalinmitchell pic.twitter.com/yDWyEdzjvm

— Jen (@JenDIrvin) October 29, 2015

The boardwalk is almost flooding! #HurricanePatricia #nbstorm pic.twitter.com/TLrLbpmZPJ

— Erin Tarantino (@erincandy) October 29, 2015