Kyiv.Ukraine.Ukraine Gate – November 17,2021- Extensive flooding has killed at least one person in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
“One person was killed in a landslide on Route 99 in British Columbia on Tuesday. This is the first confirmed fatal incident due to widespread flooding and landslides in the south of the province in recent days,” – he said in a statement.
In addition, it is noted that rescuers received information about at least two missing persons.
On Monday night, nearly three hundred people in British Columbia had to spend their lives in cars on a highway closed by a double landslide. A military helicopter participated in the rescue operation.
The disaster also led to the evacuation of all residents of the town of Merit, as the floods stopped the water treatment plant.
In addition, due to the lack of clarity of the railroad, trains to Vancouver, Canada’s busiest port, were halted.
According to meteorologists, the region has already passed the peak of bad weather, and the weather is expected to improve in the near future.