A severe storm dumped more than 10 centimetres of water on Toronto, causing flash floods, closing highways, and knocking out power for thousands. A severe storm left many of Toronto's streets flooded, including the Don Valley Parkway, and thousands without power on Tuesday. At its peak Tuesday afternoon, 167,000 customers were without power, Toronto Hydro said. Toronto Fire responded to more than 500 emergency incidents amid flooding: Toronto Fire responded to more than 500 emergency incidents amid flooding Duration 4:23 A torrential downpour flooded Toronto and surrounding areas on Tuesday, causing power outages and leaving drivers stranded on major roadways. It used to be river flooding, now it is urban flooding … So you end up with power outages, you end up with intersections flooded, roads flooded.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2024 02:58 UTC