Strong winds uprooted trees, while the frost caused significant damage to the power grid in Quebec and Ontario, the country’s two most populous provinces.
Two people have died as a result of the ice storm that hit eastern Canada, where more than a million residents have been left without electricity.
Strong winds uprooted trees, while the frost caused significant damage to the power grid in the country’s two most populous provinces.
A man died in Quebec after being crushed by a tree, while another was killed by a falling branch in eastern Ontario, according to Canadian media.
Almost one million residents in Quebec and another 110,000 in Ontario have been left without electricity, according to the latest report published by the specialized website Poweroutage.com. This sum amounted to 1.3 million inhabitants yesterday Thursday.
The two provinces account for over 50% of Canada’s total population (about 39 million inhabitants).
Power providers in the two provinces are working to restore power, but the work is expected to continue for days, meaning many Canadians could spend the Easter weekend in the dark.
Hydro-Quebec hoped to restore power to 70% of its customers who were without power by midnight Friday.
“It’s a very difficult time … power outages affecting so many people, trees falling and damaging buildings and cars … It’s a difficult Easter weekend for many families,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters, promising federal aid to affected areas.
Source :Skai
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