There was widespread damage in the immediate aftermath. A line of traffic lights and hydro poles kept a stretch of Merivale Road closed for days on end. In the east end, the powerful windstorm—called a derecho—flattened barns and even tore the steeple off a local church.It was listed as the, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
"My community is still cleaning up," she said."Just [Thursday] a neighbour had a little party because his roof was finally fixed, a year later, almost to the day." "If you drive through that area, even today, there are still a lot of trees that are leaning over. There's still damage to property that you can see from the road," she said."It was so catastrophic."
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