Strong winds battered the province of Manitoba on Sunday, resulting in downed power lines and trees that have affected numerous residents.
Environment Canada said that the gusts that hit the region earlier this week had speeds of up to 102km/h.
According to Manitoba Hydro, the windstorm led to 226 outages in the province, impacting some 5,379 customers. Most of the affected customers – about 3,600 – are in or around the shore of Lake Winnipeg, the power company reported.
“Those winds pushed branches and sometimes entire trees into our lines knocking out power and damaging equipment,” a Manitoba Hydro spokesperson explained in an email statement obtained by CBC News.
Tree damage from the windstorm was not limited to just power lines, however. The city of Winnipeg said that between 12pm Sunday and 11am Monday, it received 120 calls related to tree damage. Fallen trees damaged all sorts of property in the wake of the storm, from homes to cars parked outside when the winds hit.
Winnipeg told CTV News that city-affiliated crews continue to address any service requests related to storm-related tree damage.
