VANCOUVER—Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local states of emergency were declared in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island and in the District of Kent in the Fraser Valley. Kent Mayor Sylvia Pranger said about 40 homes were evacuated north of Harrison Hot Springs when Rockwell Drive washed away. The Transportation Ministry said it may be several days before the Hemlock Valley Road could be restored enough to allow for single-lane traffic. The border crossing between Abbotsford, B.C., and Sumas, Wash., was also closed Sunday because water overwhelmed the U.S. town of Sumas, leaving no route for drivers heading north or south.

Source: thestar February 02, 2020 19:48 UTC