The incessant rain has caused mud and rock slides in several places in southern British Columbia, displacing some residents and causing road closures.
The city of Abbotsford opened a reception center on Sunday for residents who were unable to get home or who were evacuated due to landslides or flooding in various locations.
The city says in a statement that mud or rock slides have cut off several routes, and that those in need of shelter or assistance can go to the Abbotsford Recreation Center.
Several roads connecting the lower part of the continent and the interior of BC were also cut by rocks, mud and debris, including the closure in both directions of Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt.
Drive BC, the provincial online travel information center, also says that Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon was closed in both directions due to rocks on the road north of Yale, while eastbound traffic on the same route at Chilliwack was cut off by a landslide.
A so-called atmospheric river has hit southern British Columbia, with rain along the coast or snow in the eastern part of the province, and Environment Canada said it was not expected to subside until Monday.
Sunday’s flooding cut off access on Highway 11 to the Sumas border crossing into the United States. Drivers were diverted to other Lower Mainland crossings until the route could reopen on Monday.
Drive BC reported Sunday night that flooding had also closed Highway 7 in both directions in the Maple Ridge and Kent areas.
This Canadian Press report was first published on November 14, 2021.
Reference-www.nationalobserver.com