BriefWeather· Zeballos, B.C.

Second storm in a series knocks out power to thousands of customers in B.C.

Strong winds and very heavy rain hit parts of British Columbia on Sunday morning, cutting electricity to thousands of customers.

Reported by Vancouver Is Awesome; utility and Environment Canada confirmation pending.

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Storm clouds and rain over power lines during a windstorm. Photo: Grianghraf / Unsplash · Unsplash License

The second storm in a series hit parts of British Columbia on Sunday morning and knocked out power for thousands of customers, Vancouver Is Awesome reported.

The system brought strong winds and very heavy rainfall to parts of the province. The report is datelined Zeballos.

Sunday's outages came after an earlier storm in the same series, which means the province has now been hit by at least two in a row.

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