Power outage restored

Update –

Power has been restored as of 8:40 am Monday.

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BC Hydro has confirmed that the power is currently out for 99 customers in Merritt

The outage is listed as South of Garcia, North-West of Nicola, and East of Voght.

The outage was reportedly caused by a bird striking the wires in the area.

The power went out at 5:38 am. There is currently no estimated time for the power to be restored.

Crews have been assigned.

More to come