Remnants of Storm Debby | More than 110,000 customers still without power in Quebec

More than 110,000 Hydro-Québec customers are still without power this Saturday morning, as the storm Debby continues its crossing of Quebec towards the North Shore.




Check the status of the Hydro-Québec network

According to Environment Canada meteorologist Dominic Morin, although the showers are over in all regions, the Côte-Nord should see between 10 and 20 mm of precipitation fall on Saturday.

Montreal received the highest amounts of rain with 150 to 170 millimeters in 24 hours, a daily and monthly record according to the meteorologist.

Several boil water advisories remain in effect this Saturday morning. This is the case for the cities of Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, the borough of Saint-Hubert and part of the borough of Vieux-Longueuil, in Longueuil.

Check the interactive map for boil water advisories

The significant amounts of rain brought by the remains of the hurricane Debby Internal flooding has caused water to accumulate on the road network, particularly in the Lanaudière region. This is why the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility is asking the population to avoid traveling there unless it is essential.

Other roads also remain closed in several regions of Quebec, notably Mauricie and Montreal where the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel is closed in both directions.

Gusts of 70 km/h were also recorded Friday evening. Some municipalities in the Laurentians, Outaouais, Lanaudière, Montérégie and Estrie had to declare a state of emergency.

A person missing in Mauricie

A man is still missing in the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban after being swept away around 11:30 p.m. in the waters of the Batiscan River.

According to the Sûreté du Québec, the roadway collapsed due to bad weather, putting two people in a “precarious situation.” One of the two people tried unsuccessfully to rescue the other person.

It is currently impossible for the police to comb the banks or access the river. Drones are therefore being used to locate the missing individual.


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