Storms leave thousands without lights, air conditioning in Quebec

MONTREAL — More than 15,000 homes and businesses in Quebec were still without power and air conditioning this afternoon following violent storms.

As of 2 p.m., 15,234 Hydro-Quebec customers were blacked out, mainly due to fallen trees and branches on power lines.

About 8,000 of the outages were in the Laurentian region north of Montreal and in the Lanaudiere area northeast of the city.

Another 5,512 customers were affected in the Outaouais region in western Quebec.