(Montreal) The situation was gradually returning to normal at Hydro-Quebec.
Power had not yet been restored to more than 188,000 Hydro-Quebec customers at 3:01 pm Sunday.
These blackouts were caused by strong winds that blew overnight over the southern part of the province. The weather conditions caused “significant damage”, explained Hydro-Quebec in the early morning.
“More than 400 fitters are at work to restore service. We aim to restore service for the majority in the next day, ”the crown corporation wrote, warning that restoring power could take longer in some cases.
“Due to the scale of the event, it is unfortunately not possible to specify the recovery times for each specific location,” adds Hydro-Quebec, which calls on its customers to be “patient”.
The number of customers affected by the outages has decreased since 6 am when it was around 380,000.
At around 3 p.m., the Montérégie was the most affected region since there were 61,719 customers without electricity, according to a report from the state corporation.
The Laurentides, Lanaudière and Outaouais regions respectively had 38,223, 24,268 and 27,343 customers without electricity. Hydro-Québec still reported 11,498 in Estrie.
According to Environment Canada, maximum gusts of 106 km / h were measured at the Montreal airport. Winds blew up to around 90 km / h in several surrounding regions of southern Quebec.
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PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, THE PRESS
A tree has been uprooted in front of the Régine Café on rue Beaubien.
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PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, THE PRESS
The wind left traces on Sunday morning on Saint-Laurent Boulevard at the corner of Beaubien Street.
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PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, THE PRESS
A tree has fallen on rue Gounod.
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“All the regions close to the River” have tasted it, summed up meteorologist Maja Rapaic.
Environment Canada withdrew most of its weather warnings in Quebec during the night. The low has now passed to the east, but it will still be windy on Sunday.
Sectors in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie, Saguenay and Côte-Nord regions, however, continue to experience strong winds.
A trailer truck overturned shortly after midnight on Highway 13 in Laval due to strong winds, reported the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
“The truck, which was empty during the incident, ended up on the parapet that separates the south bay and the north bay. […] at the level of the Bisson bridge. The driver remained stuck in the cabin, but suffered no injuries, ”said Sergeant Stéphane Tremblay, a spokesperson for the SQ.