Greater than 1,000,000 folks have been with out energy in Quebec on Thursday morning after a day of freezing rain and robust winds hit southeastern Canada, toppling bushes onto energy traces.

There have been 1,000 staff attempting to revive energy in a single day and Thursday morning, electrical energy supplier Hydro-Quebec stated, warning that extra outages might nonetheless happen.

“We’re assured that we will restore energy to a few of the affected prospects in the present day,” Hydro-Quebec stated in an announcement. “Sadly, it’s already anticipated that some prospects will nonetheless be with out energy on Friday and this weekend.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was scheduled to be in Montreal on Thursday to talk about his authorities’s finances, provided to offer federal help if required.

Montreal is among the many worst affected by the ability outages after Wednesday’s ice storm, in accordance with Hydro-Quebec.

“We’re considering of everybody in Quebec and Jap Ontario affected by yesterday’s storm – and we’re thanking the crews who’re clearing roads and restoring energy,” Trudeau stated on Twitter.