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“Storm of the century”: 50,000 homes without power as flooding paralyzes Toronto

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Severe storms brought 100 to 110 millimetres of rain to parts of Toronto within hours, flooding major roads and damaging infrastructure.
  • More than 50,000 households in the Toronto region remained without electricity on Thursday.
  • Road-clearing operations continued as some routes remained closed, while flights were disrupted and winds reached 84 kilometres per hour.

Toronto faced widespread flooding and power cuts after violent thunderstorms brought between 100 and 110 millimetres of rain to some neighbourhoods within a few hours.

The storms flooded major roads, brought down trees and power lines, and left more than 50,000 households without electricity on Thursday, according to Ontario’s power provider. Crews were clearing roads, some of which remained closed.

The flooding hit major roads, trees and power lines fell, and tens of thousands of residents found themselves without power.

· Olivia ChowToronto’s mayor described the storm’s immediate damage.

Winds reached 84 kilometres per hour and damaged infrastructure, including a stadium with capacity for 50,000 people. Air operations were also disrupted on Wednesday evening.

Toronto does not often experience weather of this intensity. The city received more rain in a few hours on Wednesday than the average total for the entire month of September. Paul Johnson, the city’s director general of services, called it “what you would describe as the storm of the century”.

What you would describe as the storm of the century.

· Paul JohnsonThe city’s director general of services characterized the severity of the storm.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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