Death Toll From Saturday’s Storm Hits 10 as Communities Survey Damage

A segment from a utility pole is seen in a residence’s driveway, along with the roof of a hardware store that lifted off and crashed into neighbouring houses during a major weekend storm, in the community of Hammond in Clarence-Rockland, Ont., on May 23, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

As the death toll related to the powerful storm that swept Ontario and Quebec on Saturday reached 10 on Monday, some of the hardest-hit communities were still working to take stock of the damage.

“It’s probably easier for us to count the homes that have no damage than the ones that have damage,” said Clarence-Rockland fire chief Pierre Voisine, while surveying wreckage in nearby Hammond, Ont., on Monday.