MONTREAL – More than 27,000 homes in Ontario and Quebec remain without electricity, a week after strong winds and thunderstorms ravaged both provinces.
At least 11 people were killed during last Saturday’s storm and its aftermath, with gusts of up to 151 kilometers per hour seriously damaging power lines and other infrastructure.
In Ontario, Hydro One reports that more than 12,623 are without electricity on Sunday, mainly in the eastern part of the province.
Hydro Ottawa says 9,900 customers are still without electricity.
Hydro-Quebec, meanwhile, says there are just over 5,000 without electricity in the province, mostly in the Laurentian region of Quebec, Outaouais and Lanaudiere.
Environment Canada said last weekend’s severe weather involved a right (a rare widespread windstorm associated with a storm line) that developed near Sarnia, Ontario, and moved northeast. throughout the province, and ended up in Quebec City.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on May 29, 2022.