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Strong storms hit Canada province | Strong storms hit Canada province |
(about 8 hours later) | |
Violent storms have ripped across parts of the Canadian province of Ontario, damaging buildings, closing roads and killing one person. | |
Reports said 120 homes were evacuated in the city of Vaughan, which declared an emergency late on Thursday. | Reports said 120 homes were evacuated in the city of Vaughan, which declared an emergency late on Thursday. |
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government would work with local authorities to help deal with the cleanup operation. | Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government would work with local authorities to help deal with the cleanup operation. |
The storms included funnel clouds which tore roofs off homes, reports said. | The storms included funnel clouds which tore roofs off homes, reports said. |
"When I looked in the sky, it was like confetti, all the debris," 36-year-old Vaughan resident Janet Zoro told the Toronto Star newspaper. | "When I looked in the sky, it was like confetti, all the debris," 36-year-old Vaughan resident Janet Zoro told the Toronto Star newspaper. |
Many flights at Toronto's Pearson International Airport were cancelled or delayed because of the bad weather. | Many flights at Toronto's Pearson International Airport were cancelled or delayed because of the bad weather. |
In the town of Durham, power lines supplying 60,000 people came down. | In the town of Durham, power lines supplying 60,000 people came down. |