Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceBritish Columbia
Event Start DateDecember 22, 2018
Event End DateDecember 22, 2018
CommentsA powerful windstorm caused significant damage to hydro infrastructure in the Fraser Valley, the southern Gulf Island, and Vancouver Island, causing 400,000 BC Hydro customers to lose power. One person was killed in Duncan because of a falling tree.
Fatalities1
Injured / InfectedUnknown
EvacuatedUnknown
Estimated Total Cost$52,765,000
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance Payments$52,765,000
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected400000
MagnitudeUnknown