BC Hydro Says Most Power Outages Fixed After Bomb Cyclone, but New Storm Looms

BC Hydro Says Most Power Outages Fixed After Bomb Cyclone, but New Storm Looms
People walk along a sidewalk as waves and debris crash into the breakwater below Dallas Rd. in Victoria, B.C., on Nov. 20, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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BC Hydro says it has restored power to 90 percent of customers who lost electricity this week when hurricane-force winds slammed into parts of the British Columbia coast, but forecasters say a new storm is on the way.

Winds from the so-called bomb cyclone weather system exceeded 100 km/h in some places Wednesday, with Environment Canada data showing remote Sartine Island off northern Vancouver Island hit by the most powerful gusts of the day, reaching 113 km/h.