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Strong winds leave thousands in the dark across Quebec

A Hydro Quebec logo is seen on their head office building, February 26, 2015 in Montreal. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

From the Outaouais to Bas-Saint-Laurent regions, nearly 13,250 Hydro-Québec customers were without electricity early Monday.

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The power outages were likely caused by the strong gusts of wind that began to surge Sunday evening.

The three regions most affected before 5 a.m. were the Montérégie, Mauricie and Bas-Saint-Laurent, each with nearly 2,500 customers without electricity.

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The situation has improved, however. As of 9 a.m., there are about 9,000 clients without power across Quebec.

In Ontario, several tens of thousands of Hydro One clients, the province’s electricity supplier, were without power late Sunday night.

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