Storm leaves nearly one million Canadians powerless
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“Our crews, before even thinking of repairing the line, sometimes they must act as lumberjacks before we can think of repairing the grid,” said Hydro-Quebec spokesperson Francis Labbe
“Our crews, before even thinking of repairing the line, sometimes they must act as lumberjacks before we can think of repairing the grid,” said Hydro-Quebec spokesperson Francis Labbe. “We suggest the population get prepared for maybe one or two days in the dark.”
The grid refers to the electrical power system that delivers electricity to Canadians.
Winds gusted up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour during the height of the storm. More than 600 workers were attempting to repair downed lines, but heavy winds Friday afternoon continued to knock out electricity to other areas of the province.
“Some of the outages will be easy to repair, but we have so many outages that we have to spread our teams all across the province, so that might complicate everything,” Labbe said.
In the city of Bromont, winds toppled a tree that struck a man, killing him. ■