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Torrential rains in western Canada: Thousands flee their homes

Thousands have been ordered to evacuate their homes in southern British Columbia’s western province. Canada, and dozens of vehicles remain trapped in the area after torrential rains caused by floods and landslides, local authorities announced on Monday.

“After torrential rains, landslides and floods “Several roads were hit inside British Columbia,” the province’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure wrote on Twitter overnight Sunday through Monday.

Nearly 7,000 residents of Merritt, located 300 miles northeast of Vancouver, received order to leave their homes, around 10 in the morning local time (20.00 Greek time), the municipal authority announced.

Two bridges were flooded and a sewage treatment plant was shut down, leaving residents stranded. do not can use water, transmits the RES EIA.

“Eighty to 100 vehicles” have, at the same time, trapped As of yesterday, due to landslides on a highway near Agassiz, about 100 kilometers east of Vancouver, authorities said during a press conference. Rescue teams, firefighters and police have been deployed in the area to remove the trapped from their vehicles.

“We are considering the possibility of a business from the air“If necessary,” said Mike Farnworth, the provincial public safety secretary, adding that “stormy winds could jeopardize efforts.”

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