More than 28,500 BC Hydro customers in the Eastern Fraser Valley were still without power when they woke up Saturday morning following a wicked windstorm that tore through the Lower Mainland Friday evening.
Strong winds toppled trees and snapped branches, taking down power lines on Nov. 4.
The first outages began around 8 p.m. and continued throughout the evening knocking out power to more and more people as the evening went on.
A tree fell on this house on Kokanee Lane in Chilliwack during the windstorm on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (Tony Gore)
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By 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, more than 28,500 customers were still without power between Mission and Hope, according to the BC Hydro outages map and website.
Some of the many power outages in the Eastern Fraser Valley as pictured on a BC Hydro map as of 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (BC Hydro)
To report an outage or to see the status of the outage in your area, go to bchydro.com/power-outages. People can also report outages by calling 1-800-BCHYDRO (1-800-224-9376) or by sending a text to *HYDRO (*49376) on your mobile device.
Check back here for more information as it becomes available.
A tree came down across Silverview Road in Hope, taking power lines with it during the windstorm that tore through the Eastern Fraser Valley and other areas of the province on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (Pattie Desjardins/ Hope Standard)
A tree came down across Silverview Road in Hope, taking power lines with it during the windstorm that tore through the Eastern Fraser Valley and other areas of the province on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (Pattie Desjardins/ Hope Standard)
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