The two tornadoes that tore through an Alberta campground this week, damaging camping units, uprooting trees, and sending three people to hospital, have also highlighted a financial question many holidaymakers never consider until disaster strikes: who pays when severe weather destroys your campsite?
Emergency officials confirmed that dozens of campsites at Dillberry Lake Provincial Park were affected after tornadoes swept through eastern Alberta, forcing campers to evacuate and leaving damaged trailers, smashed vehicles, and scattered belongings in their wake.
