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Photos: Ottawa-Gatineau recovers from devastating tornadoes

The Ottawa area is picking up the pieces after two tornadoes hit the region on Friday, leaving extensive damage.

Over the weekend, Environment Canada confirmed two twisters touched down —one in Dunrobin, west of the city, and again in Gatineau, Que., and another in the southwest of the city.

The tornado that struck Dunrobin was an EF-3, meaning it had wind speeds up to 265 km/h, according to CBC News. That tornado then went across the river to Gatineau, where it caused more serious damage. The area around Hunt Club and Greenbank roads saw an EF-2 tornado with wind speeds up to 220 km/h, CBC News reports.

The twisters ripped roofs off homes, damaged houses, flipped cars and ripped trees out by their roots. About 400,000 people were without power on Friday night. By Monday, Hydro Ottawa, Hydro One and Hydro Quebec were reporting some 8,100 people in Ottawa, Gatineau and the surrounding areas were still without power.

At least six people were severely injured because of the storm, according to The Canadian Press. Hundreds of people have also been displaced in Gatineau because of damage to their homes, CBC News reports.

On Monday, Ottawa’s police chief urged residents to work from home because crews are still cleaning up damage on the roads.

Here are some photos of damage from the twisters and storm.