Thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall and flash flooding on Tuesday to Toronto, Canada’s largest cityoogbet, stranding residents, submerging roads and leaving nearly 170,000 customers without power.
More than 100 millimeters — about four inches — of rain fell in parts of Toronto on Tuesday, local officials said. That’s about the average rainfall the city receives in all of July. At Toronto’s Pearson Airport, 97.4 millimeters fell in about 3.5 hours, the airport said on social media.
The Toronto Fire Service said it rescued more than 20 people from cars and buildings, received nearly 1,700 calls for help, and attended to more than 500 incidents between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday. About 167,000 customers lost power, the City of Toronto said in a statement, and some of the city’s major roads and freeways shut down.
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