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'I’ve never ever experienced a wind like that': second major storm hits parts of B.C.

A windstorm brought down a tree and power lines, trapping two vehicles and leaving one driver dead while crews cleared the roadway.

  • On Sunday, November 8, approximately 63,000 B.C. Hydro customers remained without electricity after a second major windstorm swept across the province. At the storm's peak early Sunday, roughly 135,000 households lost power.
  • Since the storm series began Friday, November 6, more than 380,000 outages have struck the province, with B.C. Hydro crews restoring 317,000 customers amid severe wind and rain damage. Downed trees and damaged infrastructure complicated recovery efforts.
  • A driver died Saturday evening in Surrey after a fallen tree trapped two vehicles on Highway 10. Surrey Police Service confirmed the fatality occurred during the storm, which also forced extended road closures.
  • B.C. Hydro spokesperson Whitney Deane said crews are "working through some of the most difficult repairs." An evacuation order remains for 22 properties in Zeballos due to landslide risks from heavy rainfall and flooding.
  • B.C.'s River Forecast Centre reported a third storm starting Monday may bring prolonged rainfall across the coast through next week. This incoming system threatens to complicate recovery efforts for thousands still without power.
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Second in series of storms brings wind, rain and power outages to parts of B.C.

ZEBALLOS - The second in a series of storms in British Columbia brought howling winds and torrential rainfall to parts of the province Sunday morning, while knocking out power for thousands of customers.

·Winnipeg, Canada
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