Crews Arrive From The US To Help Local Hydro And Forestry Workers After One Of The Most Deadly Wind Events In Canadas History

Crews crossed the border on Monday to assist crews already working to clean up from Saturday’s storm in Ontario, Hydro One announced on their social media pages.

According to Hydro One, in the first 24 hours after destructive thunderstorms passed through the province, Hydro One crews have restored power to more than 360,000 customers throughout its affected areas in Ontario, with over 226,000 customers that remain without power.

Damage includes at least 800 broken poles, and just as many downed power lines, along with countless trees and large branches causing power outages.

This is Caleb. He is one of almost 100 hydro workers here from Alabama. Thank you very much gentlemen for coming to ⁦@CityPtbo⁩ to help us out. “200 poles to do and none of them are easy”. I wish all of you a safe, productive day. We are grateful 🥹 pic.twitter.com/QTisN7xRMO

— Councillor Lesley Parnell (@LesleyParnell) May 24, 2022

According to The Weather Network, Saturday’s storm was a Derecho. The term derecho is Spanish for "straight head" as most of the associated wind damage is the result of straight-line winds that blast out of the storm, as opposed to tornadoes that spin.

The Weather Network reported Saturday’s derecho was one of the most destructive and deadly wind events in Canada’s history.

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