UPDATE: The border was re-opened to traffic in both directions just before 10 a.m. Monday but our reporter was denied entry because of the city’s flooding concerns. Click here for the latest.
After a deluge of rain over the weekend, the Sumas border crossing remains closed.
UPDATE – #BCHwy11 – #Sumas Border Crossing remains closed to Southbound traffic and open to local Northbound traffic only. @wsdot_north Details: https://t.co/0ZJgOBHzqv
— DriveBC LM (@DriveBC_LM) February 3, 2020
The estimated time of its reopening is not yet known.
The crossing originally closed on Sunday after an intense rainstorm in the Fraser Valley region and its surrounding areas.
RELATED: SLIDESHOW: Wacky weekend weather in Abbotsford
RELATED: UPDATED PHOTOS: Abbotsford-area remains flooded after torrential rains
No thank you. We’d like to hold off a few days until we clean up from the flooding https://t.co/yIOJLYnWeQ pic.twitter.com/pUKPXEgwzI
— Sumas Police (@SumasPolice) February 3, 2020
Yes, Nooksack schools are closed due to the flood water remaining on the streets of Sumas. https://t.co/n1CHGtey9W
— Sumas Police (@SumasPolice) February 3, 2020
More to come.
