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Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne speaks Monday (June 3) at a press conference at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre in Abbotsford as Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens looks on. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)

‘Completely abandoned’: 3 B.C. mayors react after federal flood funds denied

Flood-mitigation applications rejected for Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton

 

A class-action lawsuit can proceed against the City of Abbotsford for damages in the November 2021 flooding on Sumas Prairie, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

Sumas Prairie flood lawsuit can proceed as class action, judge rules

Plaintiffs allege that city ‘breached its duty of care’ in November 2021

 

Afghan men collect their belongings from their damaged home after heavy flooding in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, Saturday, May 18, 2024. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in Ghor province killed dozens of people and dozens remain missing, a Taliban official said on Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports and might rise. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)

Heavy rains set off flash floods in Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people

Around 1,500 houses completely or partially destroyed, hundreds of hectares of farmland washed away

 

A woman, cradling a dog, wades through a street flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)

Too much water, or not enough as floods ravage Brazil

At least 90 people dead and more than 130 missing in the country’s south

A woman, cradling a dog, wades through a street flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)
Aerial view of flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, that left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)

Death toll passes 200 in flooding, Kenya postpones school reopening

More than 150,000 displaced people living in camps, cyclone possibility in the forecast

Aerial view of flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, that left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)
Aerial view of flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, that left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)

Tourists airlifted from Kenya as flooding, rains pound Maasai Mara reserve

Kenya Red Cross said it rescued 36 people by air and 25 others by land

Aerial view of flooded Maasai Mara National Reserve, that left dozens of tourists stranded in Narok County, Kenya, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, has been overwhelmed by flooding. (AP Photo/Bobby Neptune)
In this photograph taken with a drone; a large amount of water floods a low area of a farm near a house in Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. A weather system with unseasonable warmth has melted snow and brought drenching rain to the province with temperatures reaching 18C in parts of B.C.’s Lower Mainland this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

UPDATED: Evacuation orders lifted as B.C. flood risk recedes

Environment Canada has also lifted a rainfall warning for the Howe Sound area, including Squamish

In this photograph taken with a drone; a large amount of water floods a low area of a farm near a house in Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. A weather system with unseasonable warmth has melted snow and brought drenching rain to the province with temperatures reaching 18C in parts of B.C.’s Lower Mainland this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A weather system with unseasonal warmth has melted snow in the mountains and brought drenching rain to B.C.’s South Coast, pushing rovers over their banks near the community north of Whistler. A Pemberton Animal Wellbeing Society volunteer wades through floodwaters near Pemberton, B.C., in a Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Pemberton Animal Wellbeing Society, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

UPDATED: ‘You better have a snorkel’: flood evacuations downgraded in Pemberton

Rainfall since Friday has ranged from 70 to more than 500 millimetres across southwestern B.C.

A weather system with unseasonal warmth has melted snow in the mountains and brought drenching rain to B.C.’s South Coast, pushing rovers over their banks near the community north of Whistler. A Pemberton Animal Wellbeing Society volunteer wades through floodwaters near Pemberton, B.C., in a Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Pemberton Animal Wellbeing Society, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
People walk a dog wearing a raincoat as others carry umbrellas while rain falls, in Vancouver, on Sunday, December 27, 2020. Days of heavy rain and snowmelt from record-high temperatures have pushed rivers over their banks, prompting flooding and warnings in southwestern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Local state of emergency in Pemberton, as flood concerns continue for B.C.

Flood risk expected to persist into Thursday on the province’s South Coast

People walk a dog wearing a raincoat as others carry umbrellas while rain falls, in Vancouver, on Sunday, December 27, 2020. Days of heavy rain and snowmelt from record-high temperatures have pushed rivers over their banks, prompting flooding and warnings in southwestern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Environment Canada is warning of another torrent of heavy rain in southwestern British Columbia in the latest atmospheric river to wash over the region. People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rain in Vancouver, on Monday, September 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Flood warning issued for Squamish River as rain continues to soak SW B.C.

Rain expected to persist until mid-week, quick weather shifts possible

Environment Canada is warning of another torrent of heavy rain in southwestern British Columbia in the latest atmospheric river to wash over the region. People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rain in Vancouver, on Monday, September 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Farm land is flooded near Bendigo, Australia, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate their homes after parts of Victoria state were inundated by flooding as wild weather continues to batter Australia’s east coast. (Diego Fedele/AAP Image via AP)

100s evacuated as floods threaten parts of Australia

Rainfall in the northeast expected to reach more than 200 millimeters

Farm land is flooded near Bendigo, Australia, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate their homes after parts of Victoria state were inundated by flooding as wild weather continues to batter Australia’s east coast. (Diego Fedele/AAP Image via AP)
A view of a wetland restoration project in the Yaqan Nukiy, also known as the Lower Kootenay Band First Nation, is seen near Creston, B.C., in an undated handout photo. The project involves the restoration of nearly 520 hectares of wetlands that were disconnected from the surrounding river system in the 1960s by a series of ditches, dikes, pumps and drains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Norm Allard

B.C. looks to rebuild flood/drought resilience through reconnections

Old patterns of flood plain recharge helps land cope with wetter wets and drier dries

A view of a wetland restoration project in the Yaqan Nukiy, also known as the Lower Kootenay Band First Nation, is seen near Creston, B.C., in an undated handout photo. The project involves the restoration of nearly 520 hectares of wetlands that were disconnected from the surrounding river system in the 1960s by a series of ditches, dikes, pumps and drains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Norm Allard
By mid October the road to Nitinat Lake was flooded by heavy rain (pictured), but the atmospheric river event in early December is heightening the need for a better land passage to the community. (Brian Tate photo)

Atmospheric river renews calls for a real road into remote B.C. community

Road floods multiple times every winter disrupting access to Vancouver Island’s Nitinat lake

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By mid October the road to Nitinat Lake was flooded by heavy rain (pictured), but the atmospheric river event in early December is heightening the need for a better land passage to the community. (Brian Tate photo)
Rain forms a puddle in a field of grass. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

B.C. coast bracing for heavy winds, buckets of rain

Streamflow advisory posted for some areas, wind warnings of up to 110 km/h

Rain forms a puddle in a field of grass. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Aerial view of the proposed new Highway 97 crossing at the Dairy Queen (building at bottom centre), as well as two additional crossings of Cache Creek further upstream (at Quartz Road and at the Cache Creek Motor Inn). (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)

B.C. to build new flood-proof bridge on Highway 97 in Cache Creek

Bridge will replace culvert beside Dairy Queen that contributed to 2023 flooding

Aerial view of the proposed new Highway 97 crossing at the Dairy Queen (building at bottom centre), as well as two additional crossings of Cache Creek further upstream (at Quartz Road and at the Cache Creek Motor Inn). (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)
Two girls have foods at a restaurant on a flooded road in Bago, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct.9, 2023. Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 10,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 14,000 people

Flooding up to about 2.3 meters deep in low-lying areas, according to emergency rescue team leader

Two girls have foods at a restaurant on a flooded road in Bago, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct.9, 2023. Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 10,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

New B.C. disaster preparation, response and recovery laws coming soon

Union of B.C. Municipalities told changes needed as disasters become more frequent

Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Dozens of Syrians among themissing in catastrophic floods in Libya: war monitor

The death toll has eclipsed 11,000, and more than 10,000 are missing

People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Entire families missing after burst dams kill 1,000s in Libya

Survivors struggling to find loved ones after heavy rains bring disaster

People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Floodwaters follow as fires as climate continues to batter Greece

One dead and another missing as torrential rainfall strikes centre of the country

A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)