US EditionThousands without Power in Quebec as Stormy Weather Approaches
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Multiple breakdowns were triggered on Thursday due to heavy rain and gusts.
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Le Journal de QuebecMore than 45,000 power outages in the Greater Montreal Area.
Power outages in Quebec after heavy rain
As the rain came down Thursday afternoon in Quebec, power outages spread across the province. By 6:30 p.m. over 66,000 Hydro-Québec customers were off the grid – and the number kept fluctuating. The hardest hit regions included Lanaudière (26,000), the Laurentides (almost 18,000), and the Montérégie (10,000). The numbers in Laval and Montreal were at […]
Some 70,000 Hydro-Québec customers are deprived of electricity in Greater Montreal, while strong winds and rain have hit the area.
The wind gusts and bad weather settling across Quebec have so far caused more than 65,000 power outages, the majority of which are in Greater Montreal, according to Hydro-Québec data. Also read: Hydro-Québec's new "boss" has a higher salary than Premier Carney. At 5:55 p.m., the Lanaudière region, northeast of Montreal, was the most affected, with 30,300 homes without power. The Laurentians and Montreal follow closely with 17,300 addresses witho…
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