Blackout in the USA and Canada: a million people were left without light

In total, nearly a million people were left without light due to hurricane and rains in the northwestern United States and southern Canada.

There are about 450 thousand people in Washington State.

In western British Columbia there are about 500 thousand people.

According to the TV station KOMO 4 TV, the elements in the United States claimed the lives of two people: a man and an 10-year-old girl were killed by fallen trees.

In Canada, the brunt of the elements fell on southern British Columbia. In Vancouver, the largest metropolis of the region, a little less than 200 thousands of consumers were left without electricity.

According to the National Meteorological Service, the wind gusts in some places reached 117 km per hour (32,5 m per second). Thousands of trees, advertising structures and road signs have been knocked down in the region, and many power lines have been cut off.

In Canada, a woman was seriously injured due to a tree falling. She was hospitalized in serious condition, doctors fighting for her life. Hundreds of cars and private houses suffered due to the rampant disaster. In the south of the region the ferry service is suspended.

The bad weather also affected the area of ​​Koutenai-Boundari, where for several weeks there were raging strong forest fires that destroyed about three dozen houses. Firefighters indicate that despite the wind, torrential downpours will provide significant assistance in suppressing the elements.

According to weather forecasters, in the south of British Columbia over the weekend can fall from 80 to 120 mm of precipitation.