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Cleanup underway and ‘Toronto is back to business’ after torrential downpours, city officials say
Cleanup efforts are underway across the Greater Toronto Area after Wednesday’s severe thunderstorm that left debris scattered, roadways flooded and residents without power.
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- The Greater Toronto Area has been cleaning up a day after a heavy thunderstorm damaged buildings, closed roads and knocked out power.
- Toronto Fire Services responded to “just shy of” 1,500 calls in a 24-hour period, the second-highest volume in the department’s history, fire Chief Jim Jessop said Thursday morning.
- Toronto Hydro says about 6,000 customers remain without power in the city, down from a peak of 65,000. run by the province’s Crown-owned power supplier, Hydro One, shows more than 20,000 customers outside Toronto without power as of noon ET.
- Several major roads remained closed by early afternoon, including the Gardiner Expressway and Bayview Avenue. The Don Valley Parkway has reopened.
- The storm caused “significant damage” at Rogers Stadium in North York.
- In Vaughan, Huntington Road is closed indefinitely because of a large sinkhole.
