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Windstorm causes Okanagan power outages

VERNON – The lights went out for thousands of people after a thunder and windstorm tore through the central and north Okanagan Monday night.

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Fallen trees on power lines knocked out electricity to about 2,000 homes in Vernon and Coldstream.

Close to 4,000 residences and businesses in Lake Country were affected.

A handful of BC Hydro customers in Coldstream were still without power late Tuesday morning.

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