Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The hurricane caused flight interruptions at St. John 's International Airport and also to the Trans Canada ferry between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Nova Scotia Strong winds destroyed a house in the small Newfoundland village of Francois .
Simplified: The hurricane caused flight interruptions at St. John 's International Airport and also to the Trans Canada ferry between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Nova Scotia . Strong winds destroyed a house in the small Newfoundland village of Francois .