crews assessing damage, waiting for daylight as travellers trapped by landslidesOfficials believe up to 10 people have been trapped in their cars after a mudslide on a major highway in southern B.C. The Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, a highly specialized team trained to rescue people from major collapses, has been deployed to Highway 7 near Agassiz, B.C., east of Vancouver. "Our understanding is there were six to 10 people that were trapped," team director David Boone told CBC News in a phone interview just after midnight PT. —@Karen_FryA rainstorm battering the region Sunday has also sparked flooding, mudslides and evacuations in Abbotsford, B.C., and highway closures across the province. The highways contractor for the Fraser Valley, Emil Anderson Maintenance, said crews were working to free vehicles trapped between slides.

Source: CBC News November 15, 2021 13:27 UTC