Latest Almost 200 rescued from Abbotsford flooding, fire breaks out on Sumas Prairie Wednesday, November 17th 2021, 1:32 pm - Pump station set to fail, posing a significant risk to life, officials sayTHE LATEST:184 people were rescued from the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford overnight after the city issued urgent pleas to evacuate the area late Tuesday due to the imminent failure of a pumping station. A large fire has broken out at an RV dealership in the Sumas Prairie. Abbotsford city officials said in a press conference Wednesday morning that 184 people were rescued from the Sumas Prairie area overnight with support from the local police, fire and search and rescue teams. 's catastrophic rainfall, flooding was foretold days beforeOfficials urged residents of the low-lying Sumas Prairie area to evacuate on Tuesday night due to the threat of widespread flooding. Smoke billows from a fire in the Sumas Prairie flood zone at a recreational vehicle business at North Parallel Road and Sumas Mountain Road in Abbotsford on Wednesday.

Source: CBC News November 16, 2021 22:18 UTC