Surrey woman dead after tree falls during B.C windstorm Saturday

VANCOUVER — At least one person is dead after a strong windstorm hit British Columbia's coast Saturday.

VANCOUVER — At least one person is dead after a strong windstorm hit British Columbia's coast Saturday.

Bowen Island, Lions Bay, West Vancouver to Boundary Bay, and Saturna Island are expected to see winds gusting up to 90 kilometres per hour this afternoon before easing in the early evening, it forecast. Environment Canada has also issued a coastal flooding warning for the Greater Victoria coastline and Vancouver Island coastline, including areas from Cordova Bay to East Sooke.More than 300,000 customers on the West Coast are without power as of 9 p.m., said BC Hydro, after high winds led to downed lines, fallen trees and power outrages.

The high winds also led BC Ferries to cancel multiple sailings due to high winds in the Strait of Georgia, affecting sailings travelling between Vancouver and Victoria, Vancouver and Nanaimo.

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