Community groups step up to assist flood victims
It was a busy day in the kitchen at the Sukh Sagar Sikh Temple in New Westminster Sunday, as teams prepared meals that will soon be sent off to flood-affected communities.
Flood warnings issued for 3 rivers in B.C. Interior
The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued flood warnings for three rivers in the province's Interior near the already-flood-damaged City of Merritt.
'This is the new normal for us right now': Abbotsford residents prepare for more flooding Sunday
They've barely had time to catch their breath since flooding devastated Abbotsford's Sumas Prairie. Now, they're bracing for the potential of more floodwaters.
'I get angrier every time': Abbotsford family fed up with decades of flooding from Nooksack River
When her family dairy farm, the Dykman Cattle Company, flooded nearly two weeks ago, it was the worst Cynthia Dykman had ever seen in her two decades on the western edge Sumas Prairie. But it was far from the first time.
Fresh flooding prompts new evacuations in Abbotsford, B.C., as water spills in from Wash. state
The Nooksack River in Washington state has overtopped its dike, and the City of Abbotsford is expecting floodwaters to cross the U.S. border, Mayor Henry Braun said Sunday afternoon.
Highway 1 in Abbotsford closed Sunday due to flooding
A major highway in the Fraser Valley closed at 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon due to the threat of flooding, according to the provincial government.
B.C. prepared to use Alert Ready notification system as storms continue, minister says
B.C. officials urged residents to avoid all non-essential travel as the province deals with the second in a string of three storms and prepares for the final one.
Merritt, B.C., residents in evacuation zones ordered to leave ahead of possible flooding
The City of Merritt is urging everyone under an evacuation order to leave the area by 3 p.m. Sunday as rain and snowmelt prompt river levels to rise.
