SASKATOON —
From automobiles being deserted on the street to complete properties now changing into solely accessible by boat, the flooding harm throughout elements of British Columbia has been in depth.
Aerial photographs present lengthy stretches of deserted highways, with floodwaters stranding automobiles together with tractor-trailers. There isn’t any timeline on when the highways would possibly reopen.
The flooding has additionally compelled tons of of individuals to desert their properties. Some photographs confirmed households being rescued by boat.
Evacuation orders stay in place in a number of B.C. cities and cities, with officers saying at the very least one lady has died on account of a mudslide. As of Wednesday morning, 184 individuals have been rescued by air or watercraft from flooded areas in Abbotsford, B.C. A dam has been constructed there, however officers nonetheless say the scenario is important.
A number of bridges have collapsed in Merritt, B.C., inflicting floodwaters to fill the city with sewage-contaminated water.
Listed here are some images exhibiting the consequences of the extreme climate within the province.
A automotive is seen in a flooded ditch alongside a highway in Chilliwack, B.C., Tuesday, November 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Flood waters cowl freeway 1 in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Properties inundated by flood waters are seen in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A girl and kids who have been stranded by excessive water as a result of flooding are rescued by a volunteer working a ship in Abbotsford, B.C., on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A ship speeds alongside a flooded freeway 1 in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Rising flood waters are seen surrounding barns in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Rising flood waters encompass a house in Chilliwack, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
An Abbottsford, B.C. resident captured a chook’s-eye view of the destruction attributable to flooding and mudslides within the province’s inside. (Raj Gill through Storyful)
A stranded truck is surrounded by flood waters on freeway 1 in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Flooding on Freeway 1 trying westbound in the direction of Abbotsford is seen in Chilliwack, B.C., Tuesday, November 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Individuals who have been stranded by excessive water as a result of flooding are rescued by a volunteer working a ship in Abbotsford, B.C., on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Flood waters cowl freeway 1 in Abbotsford, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
