Open in full screen mode The most significant storms of all time for BC Hydro include the December 2018 windstorm and the atmospheric river and floods of mid-November 2021, among others. Radio-Canada Feature #x27;test Log inCreate my account Voice synthesis, based on artificial intelligence, allows to generate a spoken text from a written text. BC Hydro is encouraging British Columbians to prepare for weather-related power outages as it releases a report saying the worst storms experienced by the province have occurred in the last five years. BC Hydro says it measures the severity of a storm based on the damage caused to its network and the number of outages suffered by its customers. The The company's largest fall and winter storms of all time include the December 2018 windstorm, which plunged more than 750,000 customers into darkness on the province's south coast. /p> Also on the list are the atmospheric river and floods of mid-November 2021, which affected more than 217,000 homes, as well as the windstorm of November 2022, during which 420,000 customers were disrupted. The recent windstorm in early November, when 235,000 customers were left without power on the South Coast and the South Coast. Vancouver Island, also caught the attention of BC Hydro. Climate change has led to an increase in extreme weather events in British Columbia, says Susie Rieder, spokesperson for BC Hydro. Loading ELSELSE ON NEWS: Hamas says it is ready to extend the truce truce, still fragile The most recent storms were aggravated by unusual drought conditions which have weakened trees and vegetation, making them more likely to fall on BC Hydro's electrical infrastructure. A quote from Susie Rieder, BC Hydro spokesperson Susie Rieder recommends that residents prepare a well-stocked emergency kit with enough supplies, such as bottled water, batteries and non-perishable foods, to survive for at least 72 hours.
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