Etiket: storms
Ice storms and power outages | Still more than 37,000 customers in the dark
(Montreal) Hydro-Quebec was able to restore power Sunday evening to at least 95% of its customers plunged into darkness since the ice storm last Wednesday, but the next morning, tens…
Ice storms and power outages | Another 40,000 customers in the dark, nearly two-thirds in Montreal
(Montreal) As promised, Hydro-Québec was able to restore power Sunday evening to at least 95% of its customers plunged into darkness since Wednesday’s ice storm, even if some Quebecers will…
With climate change, southern Quebec will receive fewer ice storms
“Things are changing,” Quebec Premier François Legault said on Thursday. The extreme climatic episodes that lead to power outages, “we are going to experience more and more of them”, abounded…
With climate change, southern Quebec will receive fewer ice storms
“Things are changing,” Quebec Premier François Legault said on Thursday. The extreme climatic episodes that lead to power outages, “we will experience more and more of them”, abounded the CEO…
Ice storms and power outages | Thousands of homes threatened with flooding in Châteauguay
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos La Ville de Châteauguay a déclenché son plan de mesures d’urgence jeudi à la suite des importantes chutes de pluie verglaçante de…
Ice storms and power outages | Six emergency shelters open in Montreal
The City of Montreal announced the opening of six temporary emergency shelters for people without electricity from 9 p.m. Thursday evening. Posted at 9:19 p.m. These shelters will allow the…
Ice storms and power outages | Ten carbon monoxide poisonings in Montreal and Laval
Paramedics in Montreal and Laval had to carry out a dozen interventions for carbon monoxide poisoning in the wake of the freezing rain storm, Urgences-Santé said Thursday. Posted at 8:28…
Ice storms and power outages | Six emergency shelters open in Montreal
The City of Montreal announced the opening of six temporary emergency shelters for people without electricity from 9 p.m. Thursday evening. Posted at 9:19 p.m. These shelters will allow the…
Ice storms and power outages | “We will be there to help”, assures Justin Trudeau
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Justin Trudeau a promis l’aide du gouvernement fédéral, et même de l’armée en cas de besoin, aux sinistrés de la tempête de…
Ice storms and power outages | A 60-year-old dies crushed under a tree branch
Sorry, your browser does not support videos A first victim would be to be deplored in connection with the ice storm on Wednesday. A sixty-year-old died crushed under the weight…
Ice storms and power outages | “Critical infrastructures are not affected”, assures Montreal
Montreal is busy cleaning up the damage caused by Wednesday’s ice storm, but its critical infrastructure “is not affected,” the city said Thursday. Posted at 4:03 p.m. The municipal teams…
Ice storms and power outages | Legault implores Quebecers to be “patient” and “solidarity”
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Le premier ministre François Legault implore les Québécois d’être « patients » et « solidaires » dans les prochains jours, afin de passer à travers l’épisode…
Ice storms and power outages | Trudeau: “We will be there to help”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged help from the federal government, and even the military if needed, to those affected by Thursday’s ice storm. Posted at 12:46 p.m. Updated…
Live Blog | The latest news on ice storms and power outages in Quebec
The ice storm has been causing headaches for many citizens since Wednesday, when more than a million Hydro-Québec customers are still out of power. Follow the evolution of the situation…
One of the worst ice storms since 1998; more than 920,000 homes without electricity in Quebec
One of the worst ice storms since the catastrophic one of 1998 caused heavy damage across southwestern Quebec on Wednesday, leaving between 15 and 30 mm of ice in its…
New storms threaten the South and the Midwest of the United States
Further inclement weather, including tornadoes, threatened parts of the southern and midwestern United States on Tuesday and Wednesday that were pummeled by deadly storms just days ago. Bad weather targeted…
At least 18 dead in tornadoes and severe storms in the United States
At least 18 people have died in the south and east-central United States as tornadoes and severe storms ripped homes and businesses to pieces, while the northeastern part of the…
Heavy storms hit central US, three dead in Arkansas
Severe storms battered the central United States on Friday, with tornadoes killing three people in southern Arkansas, authorities say, while in the north part of a roof collapsed on crowds…
Violent storms in the United States, “a minefield” in Mississippi
The southern United States has been ravaged by a succession of violent storms since Friday. On Sunday afternoon, Mississippi authorities reported at least 26 dead and thousands of victims. However,…
Severe storms in the United States, “a disaster” in Mississippi
The southern United States has been ravaged by a succession of violent storms since Friday. On Sunday afternoon, Mississippi authorities reported at least 26 dead and thousands of victims. However,…