Vancouver: The government of British Columbia, which is currently flooded, has issued a warning that flooding might increase in the coming days as river levels are projected to climb due to heavy rain.
When the province was struggling to recover from major flood damage early this month, a series of storms expected in the coming days prompted concerns for communities dealing with some stretches of highways and roads already impacted by flooding and washouts.
"The next nine or ten days could be quite hard," British Columbia's Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth warned on Wednesday, urging residents to pay close attention to weather forecasts. According to sources, wind, rain, and snowfall warnings have been issued for areas of Vancouver Island, the Central Coast, and the North Coast.
Vancouver, Howe Sound, Whistler, and the Fraser Valley in the Pacific coastline state of British Columbia are expected to receive 80 mm of rain through Friday. B.C. Hydro issued a warning on Wednesday, stating that greater water flow into its South Coast and Vancouver Island reservoirs, as well as a higher risk of power disruptions this week, are expected as a result of the weather. Heavy wind and landslides devastated several portions of the province's hydro infrastructure and British Columbia last week, resulting in power outages.
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