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Strong storm brings down trees, cuts power in District of Invermere

A storm swept through the East Kootenay region of B.C. on Friday night and caused some damage in the region.

Strong winds and a thunderstorm brought down trees onto power lines, causing outages in several areas in the District of Invermere.

The weather also snapped a number of tree limbs and toppled over many large trees, according to an update posted on the District of Invermere Facebook page.

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Kinsmen Beach is closed until damage can be accessed and unsafe trees can be cleared.


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The storm also forced the relocation of personnel at the South Rockies Incident Management Team fire camp in Invermere.

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The BC Wildfire Service said staff were moved to the Columbia Valley Centre and there were no injuries.

Luckily, the winds did not cause any flare-ups for the fires and firefighting operations will continue, according to the Wildfire Service.


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