B.C. hydro warns of power outages this storm season

Published: Nov 03, 2022 Duration: 00:02:04 Category: News & Politics
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foreign there's a price to be paid for a long dry summer in British Columbia one that extended well into the fall BC Hydro spokesperson Susie Reeder is warning residents that power outages are to be expected we've been experiencing over the past two years or coming to this sort of critical point so last summer very dry conditions and this summer very similar and then when you follow that with heavy rains of course there can be flooding and there can be some power outages but what we're seeing this year that's worrisome is that we're also predicting some major wind events that maybe we didn't have last year so last year we had the same conditions very dry soil very dry and damaged trees and we know that trees in adverse weather cause the most power outages in British Columbia trees cover about two-thirds of the province or roughly 60 million hectares many of those trees have suffered in recent months because of drought and that makes them vulnerable in a storm reader says that BC Hydro is preparing for the worst anticipating that this year could be similar to 2015 when at 1.700 000 customers lost power trees toppled onto power lines in Vancouver and other Urban centers she emphasizes that it's not just Crews who should be prepared now is the time for residents to take action by having things like an emergency kit for 72 hours worth of supplies it's more important than ever to have you know that bottled water that external phone charger on the non-perishable Goods flashlights batteries all these things a little preparation really does go a long way foreign [Music]

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