Death toll hits four from flooding in western CanadaA satellite image taken on November 20, 2021 shows flooded fields after record rain fall in British ColumbiaMONTREAL - The death toll from record flooding in western Canada has risen to four, with a fifth person still missing, local authorities there said Saturday. Torrential rains hit southwestern British Columbia last Sunday and Monday causing widespread flooding and landslides that damaged or destroyed roads and bridges. The body of a woman was found on Monday, near a large section of highway that had been swept away by a mudslide. That highway, which links Vancouver to remote northern parts of the province, was reopened Saturday for "essential travel only," the authorities said. In Abbotsford, where the army was deployed to deal with severe flooding, four tons of feed were delivered to a pig farm by helicopter on Saturday, the authorities said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 21, 2021 04:45 UTC