Ministry of Transportation officially closes highway at 5 p.m.
100 millimetres of rain dumped on the region raised water levels at bottom of Sumas Lake by 3 inches
Heavy rain expected to continue through much of B.C.
Residents have been told they must leave the area immediately
Weather warnings blanketed much of the province’s south Saturday
Abbotsford mayor cites Nooksack River overflow as key factor in rising water
With damage to dike systems, more water could cross the border into Abbotsford on Sunday
Trudeau, Horgan tour flooded Abbotsford area to see damage
Okanagan, Kootenay dairy farms shipping to Alberta
Flooding comes a few months after a heat wave in late June “torched” crops
Meetings first with local officials, and then onto Victoria later in the day
Work crews on standby for further slides, flooding this weekend
Canadian Red Cross providing humanitarian assistance to those affected by extreme weather
Runoff from snowmelt, warming temps could flood vulnerable landscapes and infrastructure
‘(It) looks like you’ve entered a new world, the twilight zone or Mars, it’s beyond imagination’
PM will meet with Abbotsford officials; press conference later in Victoria
Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said roughly 130km of the highway need repairs
Reopening will reduce congestion along Highway 7, officials say
Crews move to Highway 1 Jackass Mountain in Fraser Canyon
‘Stakes could not be higher’: MPs hold emergency debate on B.C. floods, climate change
