A driver has been killed in Surrey and about 135,000 homes and businesses lost power as the second of three storms battered British Columbia with powerful winds and heavy rain over the weekend.

On Saturday night, a tree came down across Highway 10 in Surrey and struck two vehicles. One driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second driver suffered minor injuries, police said. In the same city, three children playing on a trampoline narrowly escaped when a tree fell minutes after they went inside, according to Global News.

Power outages across the province

BC Hydro said about 135,000 customers were without power at the height of the storm at 1am on Sunday. Crews restored supply through the morning, but more than 30,000 customers were still without power on Sunday afternoon. Since the series of storms began on Friday, there have been more than 380,000 customer outages across the province.

Surrey was among the hardest-hit areas, along with Duncan, Port Hardy and Prince George, where strong winds brought down trees and branches, damaging power lines, poles and other electrical equipment. About 23,000 customers in Prince George lost power on Friday, roughly a third of the city.

Evacuation order in Zeballos

An evacuation order remained in place for 22 properties in the village of Zeballos on northwest Vancouver Island after heavy rain raised the landslide risk. A geotechnical engineer completed an initial assessment of the area, and the Strathcona Regional District said it was awaiting the formal report.

Gerry Sullivan, a resident of Zeballos, said the wind woke him early on Sunday. "It was just howling, and we had thunder, we had lightning," he said. His wife Vicki, 72, said she had never experienced wind like it and could hear trees falling outside. The village of about 120 residents is about 42 kilometres from the main highway along a forest service road, and its main road was reopened to essential travel only.

Ferries cancelled, third storm coming

BC Ferries cancelled evening sailings between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen on Saturday, resuming service on Sunday morning as conditions improved. Downed trees that blocked highways near Qualicum Bay and Courtenay on Saturday were cleared by Sunday.

Environment and Climate Change Canada kept wind warnings in effect across the South Coast and Vancouver Island, with gusts of 80 to 90 km/h on the mainland and up to 100 km/h on Vancouver Island. Rainfall warnings were also in place, with up to 120 millimetres expected in parts of Vancouver Island.

BC Hydro warned that more storm systems were on the way, and the province's River Forecast Centre said a third storm starting on Monday could bring a more prolonged period of rainfall across the coast through the coming week.

Source: CBC News and BC Hydro.