UPDATE: 1,046 customers regained power in Comox, Sayward, and Nanaimo as of 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, according to BC Hydro.
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Over 4,570 people are without power on parts of the Island and Coast today.
According to BC Hydro, a total of 4,574 customers are without power after an intense windstorm affected several communities on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast last night, with the Sunshine Coast having 4,552 outages.
Those outages come from Powell River and Sechelt, with Cortes Island and Courtenay, seeing a combined 1,056 residents without power.
Duncan only has 16 without power.
Hydro says most of the outages were caused by the storm, with trees falling on wires.
Crews are on-site working to restore power.
