B.C. evacuations expand as region remains cut off by flood waters

B.C. flooding: New evacuations and highway closure Thursday night in Abbotsford

Officials issued new evacuation orders in Abbotsford, B.C., and closed a stretch of Highway 1 as local floodwaters continued rising Thursday night.

B.C. floods force evacuations, road closures

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B.C. evacuations expand as region remains cut off by flood waters

Flood watches and warnings remain Thursday in parts of B.C.’s Fraser Valley that have been hammered by heavy rains, forcing evacuations and triggering local states of emergency as rivers overflowed and the region’s highways were cut off from the rest of the province.

Thousands in B.C. under flood alert as more rain is forecasted

After days of heavy rainfall hit British Columbia, there was a pause on Thursday, but the aftermath is now posing flood risks to many B.C. rivers that continue to rise. Kelly Greene, B.C.’s minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness says the Fraser Valley and parts of the Okanagan are dealing with the repercussions of Wednesday’s atmospheric river. “As of this morning there are approximately 400-properties under evacuation order. and…