Quebec gets helping hand from N.B., Maine to restore power after winter storm
Thousands of Quebecers remain in the dark after a major winter storm walloped parts of the province late last week.
As of Tuesday morning, Hydro-Québec says electricity has been restored for 87 per cent of affected customers who lost power. Hard-hit sectors include the Quebec City, Côte-Nord and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean areas. “There are still around 35,000 clients without electricity, and we have 1,300 employees on the ground today to work on those cases,” the public utility wrote on social media.
The blast of heavy snow, powerful winds and rain led to school closures, hampered commutes and caused flight delays last Friday. Hydro-Québec reported more than 350,000 clients without electricity at the height of the storm.It says the remaining work is complex because the storm uprooted trees and downed power lines. In some cases, affected households are in remote areas that are difficult to access.
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