Mud slide leaves Vancouver Island’s Holberg stranded and without power

A mudslide has killed power and hampered access to the small community of Holber on the northern tip of Vancouver Island

A slide has closed Holberg Road — the tiny town’s unpaved main vehicle access route — outside of Holberg, with reports of several other slides having occurred.

BC Hydro reports that 47 customers have been affected and are currently without power. The areas affected are the end of Dombie Hill Road, Victoria Road, the 200 block of Victoria Avenue, Dombi Hill Road, Sawmill, Cookhouse, Croft Street, Seymour Avenue, Radar Site Holberg, Moores Lot 72, William Moores Res, and the 0 block of Bunkhouse Way.

According to BC Hydro, the power has been off since 5:52 p.m., Oct. 23. Crews have been assigned to fix the power, but are not estimated to arrive until 4 p.m Friday due to