At least eight people were killed in the storm that struck the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and nearly one million people were left without power. While trees fell as a result of the storm, with wind speeds reaching 132 kilometers per hour, a 51-year-old woman drowned after her boat capsized in the Ottawa River, which runs through both states.
Hydro One and Hydro Quebec electricity companies reported that approximately 1 million people in both states were left without power, and that it would take a few days to restore power distribution. Furthermore, the storm caused the collapse of 200 power poles in the Ottawa area, officials stated.
A state of emergency has been declared in the towns of Uxbridge and Clarence-Rockland, in the province of Ontario, due to the destruction caused by the storm.