{"id":836366,"date":"2026-07-30T17:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/836366\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:45:10","slug":"28000-homes-still-without-power-in-southern-manitoba-after-severe-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/836366\/","title":{"rendered":"28,000 homes still without power in southern Manitoba after severe storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manitoba Hydro says 28,000 homes remain in the dark after a severe storm swept through southern Manitoba on Wednesday night, causing widespread power outages. <\/p>\n

Most of the affected customers are in Winnipeg, the public utility says, but there are several outages outside the capital as well.<\/p>\n

Manitoba Hydro says high winds, heavy rain and lightning brought down trees, poles and power lines, resulting in more than 500 separate outages.<\/p>\n

Crews were \u201cassessing damage and making areas safe\u201d on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are prioritizing the largest outages first to restore power to the greatest number of customers as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience,\u201d it wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t provide estimated restoration times yet as crews are still assessing a large number of outages scattered across a wide area,\u201d the utility added in a news release.<\/p>\n

Additional crews have been assigned to outage restoration work, including construction crews and contractors diverted from ongoing projects.<\/p>\n

Environment Canada says Winnipeg\u2019s Richardson International Airport saw gusts up to 91 kilometres per hour. It says Brandon was hit by peak winds of 133 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n

The storm also brought heavy rain, but its fast movement meant there was little accumulation.<\/p>\n

\u2013With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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