Parts of Toronto's downtown area are dealing with major power outages Saturday afternoon, as strong winds are passing through the Greater Toronto Area.
Toronto Hydro says the power is out in the city’s Esplanade area, specifically on Shuter Street south to Lake Ontario and on Yonge Street east to Cherry Street.Toronto Hydro expects most outages will be restored by 3 p.m.Police say a sign and pieces of metal were reportedly falling in the area of Yonge and Shuter streets, and a tree and hydro wires are on the road at Lake Shore Boulevard and Colborne Lodge Drive.
There's also reports of fallen trees and wires on the ground in the areas of Montgomery Road and Oak Hampton Boulevard, Lynngrove Avenue and Princeton Road and Sherbourne and Carlton streets.
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