IN PHOTOS: Quebec hit with freezing rain

Cars frozen after Quebec is hit with freezing rain (Photo Credit: Felicia Fiorino)

By CityNews Staff

Posted April 5, 2023 7:29 pm.

Last Updated April 5, 2023 11:39 pm.

Thousands of Hydro-Quebec customers have been left without power Wednesday, after hours of freezing rain fell on parts of the province, including Montreal.

Freezing rain Montreal tree down

Tree down at University in downtown Montreal due to freezing rain on April 5, 2023 (CREDIT: Tony Della Penta, CityNews Image)

Fall tree branch (Photo Credit: Peter Stauber)

Photo of icicles as Quebec gets hit with freezing rain. (Photo Credit: Hayder Mahdy, CityNews)

Workers tends to a fallen tree in Montreal after hours of freezing rain on April 5, 2023. (Alyssia Rubertucci/CityNews)

layer of freezing rain on a black vehicle

Freezing rain on a vehicle in Montreal on April 5, 2023. (Tina Tenneriello/CityNews)

Traffic lights frozen after Quebec is hit with freezing rain (Photo Credit: Felicia Fiorino)

Car frozen after Quebec is hit with freezing rain (Photo Credit: Felicia Fiorino)

Motorcycles frozen after Quebec is hit with freezing rain (Photo Credit: Felicia Fiorino)

Cars frozen after Quebec is hit with freezing rain (Photo Credit: Felicia Fiorino)

Traffic lights frozen after Quebec is hit with freezing rain (Photo Credit: Felicia Fiorino)

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