Many still without power in Ottawa after storm rips through region Friday
Posted Sep 6, 2014 08:01:26 AM.
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OTTAWA – Roughly 3,000 people remained with out power according to Hydro Ottawa Saturday afternoon after a short but powerful storm ripped through the region on Friday evening.
Hydro Quebec says roughly 500 people remain without power in the Outaouais, most of them in the city of Gatineau.
At the height of the outages, about 46,000 hydro customers in Ottawa and the Outaouais were without power.
Hydro Ottawa reports power should be fully restored by 6 p.m. Saturday.
Downed trees have made it difficult for Hydro crews as they work round the clock to restore power.
In Ottawa, a number of residential streets reported flooding Friday night while fire crews responded to over 100 storm-related calls including car accidents, alarms, fallen trees, snapped hydro lines and a water rescue.
There were no serious injuries reported.
Fire crews responded to a water rescue call on the Ottawa River at the Nepean Sailing Club after a boat capsized Friday evening.
Both people on the boat swam safely to shore, were assessed by fire crews and were expected to be fine.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Ottawa-Gatineau on Friday afternoon as a line of storms moved east across southern Ontario and then lifted early Friday evening. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued and lifted late Friday night.
