US EditionRain in B.C. Triggers Evacuation Watches, Local State of Emergency in Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley Regional District declared the emergency with nearly 40 homes under evacuation alert due to heavy rain and snowmelt causing flood and landslide risks.
- The Fraser Valley in British Columbia is under a flood watch due to heavy rains from atmospheric rivers.
- A local state of emergency and evacuation alerts affect nearly 40 homes in Area E, with residents urged to be ready to leave quickly.
- Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings across southern B.C., including Fraser Valley, Coquitlam, and Metro Vancouver, with up to 130 millimetres of rain expected.
- A mudslide in Coquitlam stranded residents and damaged power lines, and the atmospheric river system is expected to end by Friday, though dry weather is needed for stabilization.
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Residents in B.C.’s Fraser Valley ‘more hopeful’ of escaping flooding after rains
Sandbags, dikes, and stacks of giants rocks appear to be doing their job holding back the Chilliwack River from flooding parts of Fraser Valley in British Columbia after days of rain soaked southern parts of the province.
Bowen Island Undercurrent
Residents in B.C.'s Fraser Valley 'more hopeful' of escaping flooding after rains
VANCOUVER — Sandbags, dikes, and stacks of giants rocks appear to be doing their job holding back the Chilliwack River from flooding parts of Fraser Valley in British Columbia after days of rain soaked southern parts of the province.
Rain in BC Triggers Evacuation Watches, Local State of Emergency in Fraser Valley
The risk of flooding, landslides and debris flows caused by an atmospheric river rolling over British Columbia’s coast has prompted a local state of emergency in the Fraser Valley in the Chilliwack area. The Fraser Valley Regional District says in a statement that the declaration affects the southeastern corner of the district along the border with the United States. The district says the prolonged rainfall has raised the potential harms to peop…
The Toronto Star
Rain in B.C. triggers evacuation watches, local state of emergency in Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER - The risk of flooding, landslides and debris flows caused by an atmospheric river rolling over British Columbia's coast has prompted a local state of emergency in the Fraser
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