Journalism of Courage
Heavy rains in British Columbia affected thousands who were caught in floods and mudslides that destroyed roads, houses and bridges in the Canadian province. (AP)
All major routes between the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, where Canada's third largest city of Vancouver is, and the interior of the province have been cut by washouts, flooding or landslides. (AP)
Emergency crews were still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday in what could be the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. (Reuters)
In this photo, a vehicle holding lot is seen on fire while surrounded by flood waters in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada on November 17, 2021. (Abbotsford Police Department via Reuters)
One person is confirmed dead in a landslide that swept vehicles off a road near Pemberton and the search continues for more victims. Many vehicles were stranded due to the mudslide. (AP)
The heavy rains and mudslides knocked off a Canadian Pacific locomotive and its cars in the Fraser Canyon near Hope in British Columbia. At least one person has been killed in the floods. (AP)
With dairy farms underwater around the city of Abbotsford and transportation routes closed, the province could face a shortage of milk products. (Reuters)
The head of the British Colombia Dairy Association said 59 dairy farms scrambled to save their cows. Some were able to load their animals on trucks. A YouTube video shows one person on a jet ski leading a cow through water up to the animal's back. (Reuters)
