Storms in Canada leave at least 8 dead

The death toll of powerful storms that have hit the east of Canada over the weekend it rose to at least eight deaths, authorities said this Sunday.

The police in the province of Ontario announced in CTVNews the death of seven people on Saturday, product of falling trees and branches.

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The eighth victim was a woman who drowned when her boat capsized in the river Ottawanear Gatineau, a Quebec suburb of the federal capital.

Strong winds, with gusts of more than 140 kilometers per hour, hit the east of Canada on Saturday, the National Weather Service reported, adding that it was a rare phenomenon called “straight”.

A stop sign is damaged after a tree fell on it during a major storm in Ottawa, Canada. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP/)

“This storm was almost 1,000 kilometers” long, Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David Phillips told local broadcaster CFRA on Sunday.

A person looks at the lines on Merivale Road surrounding a vehicle after a severe storm knocked down power lines and poles in Ottawa, Canada. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP /)

The “law” is “a long line of storms very active electrical or micro-burst type situations,” he said. “Nothing can dissuade him. Just move on.”

Some 900,000 homes were without power on Saturday night, with hundreds of thousands of homes still in darkness as of Sunday afternoon, local energy providers Hydro One and Hydro-Quebec reported on Twitter, as they try to restore service.

Community members gather to look at a tree that was destroyed during a major storm in Ottawa, Canada. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP/)

The roads remain blocked with branches and debris, which will take authorities several days to clear, they said.

Source: Elcomercio