Thousands without power after Ontario thunderstorms, high winds [Video]

A powerful storm Tuesday evening toppled trees and power lines in Ontario, where thousands remained without power Wednesday afternoon.

A Hydro One outage map indicated approximately 30,000 customers were without power.

The provincial utility said damaged trees on power lines and broken poles were part of the damage crews were assessing. Environment Canada had warned of damaging winds, large hail and heavy rains ahead of the severe thunderstorm.

The storm also toppled some trees and hydro poles in Hamilton on Tuesday afternoon, where the city’s mayor sustained multiple injuries in a fall “during extremely windy conditions,” her office said.

Mayor Andrea Horwath fell on the stairs outside …