© Provided by The Canadian PressPublic Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says British Columbia remains in "uncharted territory" with several destructive storms set to sweep over areas of the province already struggling to recover from devastating flooding. coast Wednesday and they come after about a dozen so-called atmospheric rivers have saturated land in the province since September. Farnworth says that even routine rainfall may cause already-swollen rivers to rise to dangerous heights and he urged residents to prepare for evacuations and watch for updates. "These storms are coming at a time when we're already grappling with some of the must destructive weather we've ever seen," Farnworth said. BC Hydro warned of potential power outages and an increase in water flowing into its reservoirs on Vancouver Island and the south coast.

Source: CBC News November 24, 2021 11:10 UTC