B.C. Floods 2021

Abandoned cars in a mall parking lot are seen in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Nova Scotia RCMP say the search continues for four people, including two children, after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Search continues for 4 people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

‘We are talking about flood waters that have zero visibility’

Abandoned cars in a mall parking lot are seen in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Nova Scotia RCMP say the search continues for four people, including two children, after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Water is pumped out from a flooded home near the Bonaparte River as sandbags line a sidewalk in Cache Creek, B.C., on May 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Water is pumped out from a flooded home near the Bonaparte River as sandbags line a sidewalk in Cache Creek, B.C., on May 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
This photo provided by the Italian Firefighters shows firefighters rescuing a person from a flooded house in Riccione, in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Unusually heavy rains have caused major flooding in Emilia Romagna, where trains were stopped and schools were closed in many towns while people were asked to leave the ground floors of their homes and to avoid going out. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP)

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This photo provided by the Italian Firefighters shows firefighters rescuing a person from a flooded house in Riccione, in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Unusually heavy rains have caused major flooding in Emilia Romagna, where trains were stopped and schools were closed in many towns while people were asked to leave the ground floors of their homes and to avoid going out. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP)
Properties on Raven Road along Saskatoon Road adjacent to the mouth of Whiteman’s Creek in Parker Cove on Okanagan Indian Band land are no longer under an evacuation order due to flooding as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Google Earth/OKIB)

Flooding evacuation order lifted for more Okanagan properties

Flooding has peaked in the Parker Cove area

Properties on Raven Road along Saskatoon Road adjacent to the mouth of Whiteman’s Creek in Parker Cove on Okanagan Indian Band land are no longer under an evacuation order due to flooding as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Google Earth/OKIB)
Flooding in the Old Remo area west of Terrace May 16. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

State of Local Emergency declared for parts of Northwest B.C. due to flooding

Areas of the City of Terrace now under evacuation alert

Flooding in the Old Remo area west of Terrace May 16. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)
A man drinks a beer at Crab Park in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 13, 2023.Flood and fire risks in B.C.’s interior continue as unseasonably hot weather gripped much of the province this weekend, as some hard-hit communities grapple with potential evacuations and clean-up efforts from earlier weather events.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Several heat records broken over weekend as B.C. gripped by heat, fire, flood risk

Heat wave expected to peak today as high temperatures grip across much of the province

A man drinks a beer at Crab Park in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 13, 2023.Flood and fire risks in B.C.’s interior continue as unseasonably hot weather gripped much of the province this weekend, as some hard-hit communities grapple with potential evacuations and clean-up efforts from earlier weather events.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo, is maintaining a state of local emergency due to flooding.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Hundreds ordered out of riverside mobile homes in flood-hit Cache Creek

Bonaparte River flowing at 100-year level, high heat threatening to accelerate snowmelt

The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo, is maintaining a state of local emergency due to flooding.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Highway 99, north of Lilooet, is single-lane with alternating traffic Tuesday morning (May 9) due to flooding at Timmions Creek.

Single-lane traffic on Highway 99, north of Lillooet, due to flooding

Transportation Ministry closed highway between Pemberton, Lilooet for potential slide risks

Highway 99, north of Lilooet, is single-lane with alternating traffic Tuesday morning (May 9) due to flooding at Timmions Creek.
The Kettle River rages under the Black Train Bridge on Kettle River Drive in Grand Forks last Friday evening. photo Chris Hammett

B.C. flood risk enters period of stabilization, but more snowmelt anticipated

Provincial river forecast centre downgrading flood warnings to flood advisories

The Kettle River rages under the Black Train Bridge on Kettle River Drive in Grand Forks last Friday evening. photo Chris Hammett
The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo. Flood watches and warnings continue to persist in much of British Columbia’s Interior, but water levels appear to be receding at one of the hardest-hit communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson

Waters recede in parts of flood-ravaged B.C. as half of province remains under threat

About half of B.C. remained under flood watch, warning or advisory on Sunday

The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo. Flood watches and warnings continue to persist in much of British Columbia’s Interior, but water levels appear to be receding at one of the hardest-hit communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson
The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo, is maintaining a state of local emergency due to flooding.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Interior communities brace for weekend rain as floods forecasted in Okanagan

Multiple communities struggle with flooding, or bracing for what’s to come

The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo, is maintaining a state of local emergency due to flooding.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Highway 97 in Cache Creek at the junction with Highway 1 on May 2. Highways 1 and 97 have both reopened to single-lane-alternating traffic with a pilot car. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)

Highways 1 and 97 in Cache Creek reopen to single-lane traffic

Both highways have been closed to all traffic due to heavy flooding

Highway 97 in Cache Creek at the junction with Highway 1 on May 2. Highways 1 and 97 have both reopened to single-lane-alternating traffic with a pilot car. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)
On May 2, the City of Courtenay issued a flood management plan on May 2 to deal with the possibility of flooding. File Photo

‘Flooding is a very real risk’: Courtenay releases plan; open to public feedback

As days get warmer, the city is preparing to face possible flooding in the region

On May 2, the City of Courtenay issued a flood management plan on May 2 to deal with the possibility of flooding. File Photo
Cache Creek, here seen on May 3, has been hit hard by flooding, but other areas of the southern Interior could also be in for significant flooding. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Scharfenberg)

‘Significant’ flooding could be in store for large parts of B.C., says expert

Ground zero stretches across the southern Interior with Cache Creek and Grand Forks most affected

Cache Creek, here seen on May 3, has been hit hard by flooding, but other areas of the southern Interior could also be in for significant flooding. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Scharfenberg)
Flooding in Cache Creek taken May 3, by Kevin Scharfenberg.

‘Highway 97 unsafe’: Flood waters shut down roads in Cache Creek

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming speaks to the flooding

Flooding in Cache Creek taken May 3, by Kevin Scharfenberg.
Photo taken by the Scharfenberg Clan on May 2 evening. (Facebook)

Aerial view of destructive flooding in Cache Creek

‘Scharfenberg Clan’ shot drone footage of the village on May 3

Photo taken by the Scharfenberg Clan on May 2 evening. (Facebook)
Highway 3 is closed at both the Bombi Pass and from Salmo to Creston. File photo

Highway 3 opens to single-lane traffic after landslide closure

Bombi Summit near Castlegar re-opened after flooding closure

Highway 3 is closed at both the Bombi Pass and from Salmo to Creston. File photo
Rising temperatures, followed by heavy rains, will worsen conditions in areas already experiencing flooding in the coming days. Areas in red are subject to a flood warning, meaning river level have exceeded bankfull or will exceed bankfull imminently, resulting in flooding. Areas in yellow are subject to a flood watch, meaning rivers levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull. Flooding may occur. Areas in yellow are subject to a high streamflow advisory, meaning river levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but no major flooding is expected. (Screencap)

Higher temperatures followed by heavy rains mean more B.C. flooding in coming days

Officials warn flooding to get worse in Cache Creek, parts of Okanagan and Boundary region

Rising temperatures, followed by heavy rains, will worsen conditions in areas already experiencing flooding in the coming days. Areas in red are subject to a flood warning, meaning river level have exceeded bankfull or will exceed bankfull imminently, resulting in flooding. Areas in yellow are subject to a flood watch, meaning rivers levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull. Flooding may occur. Areas in yellow are subject to a high streamflow advisory, meaning river levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but no major flooding is expected. (Screencap)
A man walks through floodwaters in western Rwanda on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. A public broadcaster in Rwanda says at more than 100 people have been killed in flooding amid torrential rain in the western and northern provinces of the country. (RwandaTV via AP)

Floods amid heavy rainfall kill more than 100 in Rwanda

Rainstorms caused flooding and mudslides that swept away several houses, left roads inaccessible

A man walks through floodwaters in western Rwanda on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. A public broadcaster in Rwanda says at more than 100 people have been killed in flooding amid torrential rain in the western and northern provinces of the country. (RwandaTV via AP)
Cache Creek overflows the culvert at Quartz Road on the evening of April 29. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)

Flooding prompts state of local emergency in Cache Creek

One property has been placed on evacuation order

Cache Creek overflows the culvert at Quartz Road on the evening of April 29. (Photo credit: Sheila Olson)