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Okanagan cleaning up after damaging windstorm

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Okanagan cleaning up after damaging windstorm

October 18, 2017

Hundreds of residents in B.C.’s southern interior were still without power on Wednesday night following Tuesday’s brief but intense storm. Debris is being cleaned up and the damage is being added up. The storm was a wakeup call that even a brief wind event can leave a lasting impact. Megan Turcato has more on the aftermath.

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