Panic Day in Canada

Tuesday 08-22-2017, The storms were particularly lightning in Montreal, where the gusts reached 100 km / h in places. In some quarters, trees were uprooted under the force of the winds.

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was badly hit. Borough mayor, Russell Copeman, reports dozens of centuries-old trees, a widespread blackout and a devastated park. He asked his citizens to respect the security perimeters established by the emergency teams.

Several streets in the area, including rue Sherbrooke, were congested in the evening due to the trunks of trees on the roadway, but also traffic lights that were out of service.

Twenty Monclair Avenue residences, between Fielding Avenue and Somerled Avenue, were evacuated for safety after tree branches fell on transformers and residences, said Mario Drolet, Operations Manager, Service Montreal Fire Safety Authority (SIM).

The winds were so strong that the trees in a park on the corner of Monkland and Madison were almost all dropped, according to Drolet. The latter also reported a fire that broke out on the roof of a house in L'Île-Bizard.

The police in Montreal reported no injuries, but said they had received several calls from residents who had suffered material losses.