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With tens of thousands of customers in eastern Ontario and western Quebec without power, facilities are opening up to allow people to charge devices and use the washroom.
Hydro Ottawa says it could take three to four days to restore power to tens of thousands of Ottawa homes and businesses following Saturday's powerful storm.
The President and CEO of Hydro Ottawa says the local distribution network was 'crushed' by Saturday's storm and some people could be without power through the rest of the week.
About 1,900 customers in eastern Ontario are still without power Sunday afternoon after the May 21 storm, just 37 of them under Hydro Ottawa.