B.C. shuts down most highway access to Lower Mainland amid flooding
Heavy rain from an atmospheric river triggered major highway closures and evacuation alerts affecting about 1,000 properties, as floodwaters threaten critical infrastructure in Fraser Valley.
- Highway closures have isolated the Lower Mainland from the Interior due to heavy rains, according to B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene.
- About 1,000 properties in Abbotsford are under evacuation alert, and neighboring Chilliwack has properties under evacuation order, as stated by Greene.
- Highway 1 is closed, and significant water is crossing the road near Hope, reported Janelle Staite from the Transportation Ministry.
- Connie Chapman indicated that the Nooksack River's outflows are similar to those causing past catastrophic flooding.
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Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
VANCOUVER — Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia's Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province, with emergency officials saying cross-border water flows rival those that trig
Storm closes all highways between B.C.’s Lower Mainland and Interior, as flooding triggers evacuations
All highways between B.C.’s Lower Mainland and Interior have been closed due to an atmospheric river that’s also triggered evacuations and a travel advisory within the Fraser Valley.
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