UPDATED: 700 customers in Ottawa and Gatineau remain without power following Friday's storm
The storm with tennis ball-sized hail, wind gusts up to 70 km/h and heavy rain damaged trees and hydro infrastructure across the region.
"We are treating this as a multi-day restoration event throughout the weekend with efforts now focused on restoring power to small areas and individual outages," the utility said on its website.Hydro Quebec reported 448 customers were still without power Sunday afternoon, down from 1,500 customers this morning.
City of Ottawa officials say Forestry Staff have been "busy" this weekend clearing debris, and debris cleanup will begin on Monday. "We are also identifying catch basins that may require cleaning to ensure functionality of the system in advance of upcoming precipitation events."
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