Tens of thousands of Toronto residents are without power today, one day after storms of rare intensity flooded the main thoroughfares of Canada’s largest city.
“Floodwaters inundated major roads, trees and power poles collapsed, and tens of thousands of residents were left without power,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said today.
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In Toronto, within just a few hours yesterday, more rain fell than the total average rainfall for the entire month of September.
“We would call it the storm of the century,” said Paul Johnson, the city’s general manager.
Last night, some neighborhoods in Canada’s largest city received between 100 and 110 millimeters of rain, he added.
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Gusts of wind, reaching speeds of up to 84 kilometers per hour, caused damage to infrastructure, including a 50,000-seat stadium.
There were also disruptions to air travel last night.
More than 50,000 households in the Toronto area remain without power today, according to Ontario’s provincial electricity provider, while efforts to clear the roads are underway.
Source: KYPE
