Tens of thousands of Hydro-Quebec customers were still affected by power outages on Saturday morning as a result of the massive storm caused by the remnants of tropical storm Debby.
At the height of the storm last night, 500,000 customers were left to reconnect to the grid, according to Hydro-Quebec.
The government agency said it has over 100 teams on the ground working to reconnect customers after another 100 teams worked overnight.
As of noon, the Eastern Townships is currently the most affected region in Quebec, with 329 interruptions affecting just over 42,000.
Laval has the second greatest number of customers affected (just over 11,000), followed by the Montérégie (over 8,000).
The power outages on Montreal’s South Shore resulted in boil water advisories for several cities and boroughs in the Longueuil area.
In Montreal, just under 6,000 customers are without power.