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Monitoring the situation and thinking of affected people: Canada PM Trudeau on Tornado in Ottawa
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Monitoring the situation and thinking of affected people: Canada PM Trudeau on Tornado in Ottawa

| @indiablooms | 22 Sep 2018, 04:59 pm

Ottawa, Sept 22 (IBNS): Following the tornado that ripped apart Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government is monitoring the situation and thinking of the affected people.

In a tweet, Trudeau said: "To everyone dealing with the aftermath of the tornado in Dunrobin, ON & the Ottawa-Gatineau area – stay safe, follow the instructions of first responders and check in with people who might need extra help. We’re monitoring the situation and thinking of everyone affected. #onstorm"

Tens of thousands are presently without power in Ottawa, CTV News.

Officials are warning people to brace power cut for days.

The officials also urged people to stockpile food and water.

More than 145,000 people were without power on Saturday morning.

Hydro Ottawa CEO Bryce Conrad said the outages came as a "cascading failure" of resources which are owned by provincial utility Hydro One.

Hydro Ottawa shown the impact of Tornado by sharing a video on Twitter.

The tweet reads, "Drone footage showing the extent of the damage in the Greenbank Rd area of the city. For your safety and the safety of our crews, please stay away for all hydroelectric infrastructure."

 

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