VICTORIA—Southern British Columbians braced for another severe storm Saturday, with a new set of evacuation alerts issued and officials in an already devastated agricultural community warning of another possible river overflow. Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun told a news conference Saturday that the city has done everything it can with provincial and federal support to prepare,…
Evacuation Alerts, Highway Closures as More Rain Hammers Southern BC
‘It’s My Life’s Work’: BC Fruit and Vegetable Growers Face Uncertainty After Floods
While their homes and farm fields remain inundated by water, Curtis Sandhu says his family is looking towards rebuilding after a dike failed and devastating flooding hit the prime agricultural area east of Vancouver nearly two weeks ago. The flooding in the Sumas Prairie came little more than four months after a heat wave in…
BC Reopens Major Section of Flood Damaged Trans Canada Highway in Fraser Valley
VICTORIA—A major section of the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia that was under floodwater since last week reopened Thursday, easing traffic congestion and helping connect the Lower Mainland to the province’s Interior. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said the section of Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Chilliwack was cleared to reopen, which provides a vital artery…
Line of Storms Approaches as BC Works to Recover From Recent Floods
VANCOUVER—A line of storms is forecast to sweep across British Columbia as the province works to rebuild from devastating flooding and deadly mudslides last week that destroyed parts of major highways, rail lines, and farmland. Wind and rainfall warnings blanketed most of the B.C. coast and come after about a dozen so-called atmospheric rivers have…
Parts of Atlantic Canada Cleaning up After Three Days of Heavy Rain and Powerful Wind
Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland Thursday to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that had hammered parts of the region for the past three days. In Nova Scotia, almost 30 roads and bridges were closed by the time the rain stopped on Wednesday. Most of…
Storm Damage in BC Prompts Gasoline and Travel Restrictions
VICTORIA—British Columbia’s public safety minister says he’s relying on the good judgment of residents to ensure the province doesn’t run out of gasoline. Mike Farnworth says B.C. residents, who are not essential workers, will be limited to buying 30 litres of fuel per gas station visit as the government looks to truck or barge gas…
‘Atmospheric River’ Drenches Drought-Stricken California
SAN FRANCISCO—A powerful atmospheric river storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires. But it remained to be seen how much of a dent it made in the state’s drought. The weather system weakened as it moved south but still dropped enough rain Monday evening to cause mudslides that closed roads…
Man Dies as Mediterranean Hurricane Batters Southern Italy
PALERMO, Sicily—Fierce storms battered southern Italy for a second day on Monday, killing at least one person, triggering landslides and leaving roads and fields flooded, police said. The body of a 67-year-old man was recovered in a citrus grove, far from where he was last seen after his car got hit by rising waters and…
New Jersey Gov. Declares State of Emergency in Preparation for Nor’easter Storm
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared on Monday evening that the region will enter a state of emergency, effective 8 p.m., in preparation for the impacts of a nor’easter. Murphy urged for residents of all 21 counties in the Garden State to stay off the roads, remain vigilant, follow safety protocols, ensure devices are fully…
Drought-Stricken California Doused by Major Storm
SAN FRANCISCO—A powerful storm barreled toward Southern California after flooding highways, toppling trees, and causing mudflows in areas burned bare by recent fires across the northern part of the state. Drenching showers and strong winds accompanied the weekend’s arrival of an atmospheric river—a long and wide plume of moisture pulled in from the Pacific Ocean….
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