A once-in-500-year flood in British Columbia has swept away highways, collapsed bridges and cut off railroads
A once-in-500-year flood event in British Columbia is the subject of on-going survival rescue and recovery efforts.
Damage from the storms and landslides is set to cost billions of dollars to repair, provincial officials say.Stephanie Schafer, food services manager of Camp Hope Lodge, was alerted by a phone call early on Monday. So newcomers slept on mats crammed into halls and the auditorium and the dining room. During the day they played cards and board games.
The flood-battered Canadian province of British Columbia received some good news at last on Friday when Canadian Pacific Railway said it should restore service in the middle of next week.
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