Toronto storm brings power cuts, flash flooding

A severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding in Toronto, cutting power to at least 300,000 in Canada’s largest city, shutting down subways, and leaving about 1,400 passengers stranded for hours on a commuter train filled with gushing water.

Environment Canada said some parts of the city had been drenched with more than 3.9in (10cm) of rain in the storm, easily beating the previous one-day rainfall record of 1.4in (3.6cm) in 2008.