Apparently the whole Fraser Valley is waterlogged with some areas flat out under water. The Fraser Valley is Vancouver's primary exurban area and lots of people live out there so the impact is huge.
The Trans-Canada highway is severed as are rail lines headed east. Some of the wash-outs and landslides will require major reconstruction before road and rail links can be restored.
It's going to impact all of Canada less directly since the Port of Vancouver is Canada's largest port. It's the country's doorway to Asia and a big proportion of Canada's imports enter through there. As of Tuesday night there were reportedly 32 ships at anchor in Vancouver harbour because they can't unload. (You think you have supply chain problems now...)
Further east, landslides in the mountains have cut multiple roads, stranded motorists on highways and more or less cut off some communities without electricity as temperatures fall below freezing. The Royal Canadian Air Force is responding with helicopter rescues and residents of several small communities have been advised to evacuate to Kelowna and Kamloops, the large towns in south central BC.
Gas pipelines from Alberta supplying the Vancouver area with gasoline and natural gas have been severed.
British Columbia has declared a state of emergency.
It's shaping up to be a big-time disaster for Canada.
https://floodlist.com/america/canada-flo...ember-2021
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/p...021-11-17/
The Trans-Canada highway is severed as are rail lines headed east. Some of the wash-outs and landslides will require major reconstruction before road and rail links can be restored.
It's going to impact all of Canada less directly since the Port of Vancouver is Canada's largest port. It's the country's doorway to Asia and a big proportion of Canada's imports enter through there. As of Tuesday night there were reportedly 32 ships at anchor in Vancouver harbour because they can't unload. (You think you have supply chain problems now...)
Further east, landslides in the mountains have cut multiple roads, stranded motorists on highways and more or less cut off some communities without electricity as temperatures fall below freezing. The Royal Canadian Air Force is responding with helicopter rescues and residents of several small communities have been advised to evacuate to Kelowna and Kamloops, the large towns in south central BC.
Gas pipelines from Alberta supplying the Vancouver area with gasoline and natural gas have been severed.
British Columbia has declared a state of emergency.
It's shaping up to be a big-time disaster for Canada.
https://floodlist.com/america/canada-flo...ember-2021
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/p...021-11-17/