Rescue efforts are underway for people trapped in up to 100 vehicles after mudslides rolled over a highway in British Columbia. The mud and rock slides followed torrential rain.
British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Monday search and rescue crews are assessing how to safely get to Highway 7 near Agassiz as multiple highways are closed due to the downpour that is expected to continue for much of the day.
The city of Merritt, located 167 miles northeast of Vancouver, issued an evacuation order for its 10,000 residents. Flooding in Abbotsford, British Columbia 44 miles east of Vancouver, forced the evacuation of nearly 50 homes. The city opened a reception center Sunday for affected residents.Geotechnical engineers are also trying to assess several highways severed by landslides, while some communities that issued evacuation alerts were sandbagging and bracing for potential flooding, he said.
Environment Canada said 225 millimeters of rain had deluged the community of Hope since the storm began Saturday and 180 millimeters had fallen around Agassiz and Chilliwack.
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