Half a Million Quebec Households Without Power Amid Freezing Rain

Half a Million Quebec Households Without Power Amid Freezing Rain
A Hydro Quebec truck is shown in an area without power in Montreal on Dec. 24, 2022. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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Freezing rain from a winter storm has left several regions of Quebec and more than half a million households without power, according to Hydro-Québec.

In an advisory posted on social media April 5, the power company said the outages are mostly being caused by the weight of ice causing branches and trees near the power grid to break and fall on the lines.