Canada death toll rises to four as record flooding ravages Pacific coast; power snapped

Swept away by a mudslide, a body of woman on Saturday came down floating near a motor highway that links Vancouver to remote rrn parts as torrential rains, storms and massive flooding ravd several states of coastal Canada as of Saturday. Canadian authorities on v. 20 declared that death toll from flooding and landslides which shot up to four as of late Saturday evening is expected to rise. British Columbia and Pacific rth-west storms continue to wreak havoc in region, plunging tens of thousands in Canada and parts of US into darkness as storms snapped power lines.

Canada's Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request, convened Incident Response Group (IRG) to discuss flooding situation, landslides, and extreme wear conditions, which he described, was caused by climate change that are affecting thousands of people in British Columbia. Blair tified IRG Ministers of situation in province, ting that  floods are affecting numerous communities across British Columbia and that emergency response is complex and requires cooperation across all levels of government.

"catastrophic" flooding forced scores of Canadians to flee ir homes, and Canadian government scrambled to trigger  state of emergency on Wednesday this week. It is w planning to send in military troops to rescue motorists stranded in flooding on highways and find four missing persons. British Columbia Premier John Horgan imposed a ban on travellers as he told reporters for Canadian public broadcasters that catastrophic" rains, winds and flooding "have devastated entire communities of our province” and has cut off Vancouver and its port.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters ahead of US Mexico meet that heavy rains caused "historical and terrible flooding that has disrupted lives and taken lives of people across British Columbia.”

"I can confirm re are hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members currently headed to British Columbia to help with everything from supplies to evacuation to whatever is needed," he said.

Volunteer uses a boat to rescue people, including a toddler, who were stranded in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Credit: AP

18,000 still stranded in Canada’s westernmost province, Army supplies feed 

In ar tragic development, Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Saturday, v. 20 with Canadian broadcasters that three missing persons’ bodies were recovered by law enforcement authorities floating near Duffey Lake, rast of Vancouver. “We have been continuing search for one more man, however search efforts have been hampered by wear and site conditions,” Sergeant Janelle Shoihet of RCMP said in a statement released by his department later. 

British Columbia flooding and mudslides. Credit: Twitter/@MsPraxis

Transcanada Highway 1 in British Columbia w completely underwater. Credit: Twitter/@willisturner

Rail access to Canada's largest port in city of Vancouver cut off due to flooding. Credit: Twitter/@ArthurBenta

flooding has ensued many challenges with supply cut as one of main, after flooding hampered supply via Trans Mountain pipeline that ran through province of Alberta to west coast. Residents had to ration fuel as a ban was imposed on purchases limiting it to just 30 litres at pumps for at least 10 days, Mike Farnworth, province’s minister of public security stated in a release.

In Abbotsford where Army was deployed, tons of feeds at devastating animal farms were supplied via military helicopters and cows and or animals were rescued from floodwater on jet skies. Some 18,000 still remain stranded in Canada’s westernmost province due to flooding as critical infrastructure was damd in of Canada’s costliest disasters yet. 

Thousands of 'farmed' animals have perished in last few days as a result of floods, Credit: Twitter/@Plant_Treaty

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