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55,000 hydro clients in Quebec, Ontario without power after severe storms
Crews are restoring service after winds uprooted trees and knocked down power lines, with outages peaking at more than 214,000 customers in Ontario and Quebec.
- Severe thunderstorms swept across Central Canada on Thursday, knocking power to more than 214,000 customers in Ontario and nearly 140,000 in Quebec, Environment Canada reported.
- Record-Breaking heat preceded the storms; Oshawa's airport recorded a high of 35.2 C on Thursday, beating a 1931 record of 33.9 C.
- Environment Canada reported wind gusts of 119 kilometres per hour near lake Saint-Pierre, while Blainville firefighters responded to 60 storm-related calls from 6:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday.
- Hydro-Québec dispatched about 200 teams to restore service to more than 18,000 clients, while Hydro One crews worked to fix service for over 17,000 customers in Ontario.
- More than 30,000 clients in southern Quebec remain without power, though temperatures should cool to 28 C this weekend, offering relief from the heat wave.
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55,000 hydro clients in Quebec, Ontario without power after severe storms
More than 55,000 Hydro-Québec customers remain without power after severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and widespread outages to southern Quebec.
·Toronto, Canada
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Nearly 130,000 Hydro-Québec customers are without electricity, as this afternoon's severe thunderstorms caused hundreds of breakdowns.
·Montreal, Canada
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The violent storms that began to hit southern Quebec early in the evening on Thursday caused heavy damage in the Laurentians, Mauricie and Central Quebec. More than 135,000 people had also lost electricity around 8:45 p.m.
·Montreal, Canada
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