Man killed by falling tree as Storm Lee hits USA and Canada

People watch rough surf and waves, remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, crash along the shore of Bailey Island, Maine, on Saturday (Jim Gerberich/AP)

One person was killed and tens of thousands were left without power as Atlantic Storm Lee pummelled an parts of New England and eastern Canada.

The centre of the post-tropical cyclone made landfall on Saturday with near-hurricane strength winds of 70mph about 135 miles west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, according to the US National Hurricane Centre.