British Columbia, Canada: Flooding State of Emergency

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British Columbia, Canada: Flooding State of Emergency

#1 Postby montrealboy » Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:59 pm

CTV.ca

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s ... TopStories

Flooding in B.C. claims at least two lives

The number of evacuees was climbing as fast as the flood waters in towns north of Vancouver, B.C. Sunday. The worst rainstorms in a century have deluged the region, claiming two lives and sending some 800 people to higher ground.

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CBC.ca

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/19/bc_flooding031019

B.C. flood evacuation expands to 800

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Officials scrambled to move more people to higher ground Sunday, as flood waters swept through communities north of Vancouver.

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LaPresse.ca

Pictures of the Canadian Press

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More rain to come from the Pacific to British Columbia (another 30 mm or another inch), you can see the tail end of the cold front feeding moisture from the Tropics.

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More pictures courtesy of the CBC.ca:

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