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Many residents of Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and the Sunshine Coast found themselves without power after violent winds ripped across southern British Columbia on Thursday, December 20.
In addition, a person was rescued on White Rock Pier after the storm cut the popular, 100-year-old structure in half on Thursday afternoon.
And while the storm cleared the following morning, many residents of the Lower Mainland are still without power. As of 7 am Friday there are 416 outages in the Lower Mainland and on the Sunshine Coast, affecting 58,317 customers. On Vancouver Island, about 90,000 customers are starting off Friday in the dark as well.
What's more, wreckage from the storm may be seen across the Lower Mainland. A number of residents shared images of fallen trees, damaged roofs, broken fences, destroyed boats, and more.
B.C. Storm Photos
Scary remnants of #BCstorm cover roadside of #Hwy4 @CHEK_News Grateful people were stopped from travelling through now that I’ve seen this! pic.twitter.com/2TZA7sIFTs
— Skye Ryan (@SkyeRyanCHEK) December 21, 2018
Yesterday's severe weather left more than 300,000 without power at one point due to the #BCStorm.
Contact us to discuss your residential, agricultural, commercial or industrial back up power source. https://t.co/8Z5KbQGLvG
#generators #emergencypower #backuppower #powersource pic.twitter.com/dHHSmfiLS4
— Prima Power Systems (@Primapowersys) December 21, 2018
@CityofSurrey please get this handled! 16300 block 10Ave. GROUP of trees weakened by developer-disturbed tree roots & soil came down 2pm Dec20. No @bchydro crews assigned. Community member put up safety in the dark! Still no power to area. #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/rZbsjSG3C8
— Diana Greenhalgh (@DianaGreenhalgh) December 21, 2018
This is fine #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/8g7OFaK25c
— Joanna Thiessen (@thiessssen) December 21, 2018
Here’s what was revealed by low tide in #WhiteRockBC last night, after a devastating storm smashed apart the pier and destroyed several boats. @PeaceArchNews @BlackPressMedia #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/N4S4wJbRzK
— Kat Slepian (@katslepian) December 21, 2018
Here’s what was revealed by low tide in #WhiteRockBC last night, after a devastating storm smashed apart the pier and destroyed several boats. @PeaceArchNews @BlackPressMedia #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/N4S4wJbRzK
— Kat Slepian (@katslepian) December 21, 2018
Rough #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/DPWs5MUHt1
— megan (@aprfctmonalisa) December 21, 2018
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