“We’re looking at the most expensive hailstorm, and I
think the residents on the ground are probably not surprised as they’re
going through the rebuild on this,” Celyeste Power, western
vice-president of the bureau, told CBC News Wednesday.
think the residents on the ground are probably not surprised as they’re
going through the rebuild on this,” Celyeste Power, western
vice-president of the bureau, told CBC News Wednesday.
The storm hit northeast Calgary, Airdrie and Rocky View County hardest.
It
damaged at least 70,000 homes and vehicles, and destroyed entire crops,
as hailstones the size of tennis balls fell at 80 to 100 km/h.
The $1.2 billion is just a preliminary estimate and could rise, Power said, as total costs are finalized in the coming months.