A plan is in the works to address flood concerns: Fraser Basin Council
LOWER MAINLAND (NEWS1130) – Three levels of government and groups in the private and public sectors are putting together a flood-mitigation plan in the hopes to avoid disaster like what was seen in...
View ArticleClean-up effort underway in Kamloops after yesterday’s flooding
KAMLOOPS (NEWS1130) – It’s clean-up time in Kamloops. The city is recovering from the worst flooding in decades. Vehicles were submerged in water, as roads, sports fields, and even City Hall were...
View ArticleBT Vancouver: North Vancouver flooding
A number of homes have been flooded overnight thanks to rainfall in North Vancouver. Hastings Creek has overflowed, and that has led to flooded streets and homes in and around Lynn Valley. Several...
View ArticleCrews in clean-up mode after flooding forces evacuations in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Some streets and more than a few basements are water-logged today after about six rushing creeks spilled their banks in North Vancouver overnight. At least one school will...
View ArticleNorth Vancouver bracing for a severe windstorm, as flood clean-up continues
NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Tempestuous weather continues to cause challenges on the North Shore, which is bracing for a windstorm. This comes just days after flooding caused by severe rainfall. Over...
View ArticleSnow comes to an end in Buffalo, but rain possible, bringing threat of flood
A snowfall that brought huge snowdrifts and closed roads around Buffalo was finally expected to stop, but residents still couldn’t breathe easy, as the looming threat of rain and higher temperatures...
View ArticleFlood Watch issued for the North Shore, Howe Sound
NORTH SHORE (NEWS1130) – The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a flood watch for the North Shore (including the Seymour, Lynn, Capilano and Coquitlam Rivers), as well as Howe Sound. It says river...
View ArticleBreached seawall in Tsawwassen held back flooding during morning ‘king tide’
DELTA (NEWS1130) – An extreme tide and high winds whipped up the ocean off Tsawwassen where battered seawalls have managed to keep back a surge of water — at least, so far. A section of wall collapsed...
View ArticleWorst appears to be over for the Seymour River on the North Shore
NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Last night provided some relief for the District of North Vancouver, where water levels on the rain-soaked Seymour River are receding. Gavin Joyce with the District says...
View ArticleClean-up from flood damage in Cache Creek will be a lengthy process
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Now that the damage is done, what exactly can be done to get everything back to normal in Cache Creek, following last weekend’s flash flood? It can take four days of ripping out...
View ArticleProvince kicks in $16 million to help Richmond prepare for flooding
RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) – The province is calling it BC’s city most at-risk for coastal flooding, and now they’ve pumped in funding to help Richmond prepare. The $16-million announcement means the...
View ArticleHow prepared are local cities to handle a natural disaster like flooding or a...
LOWER MAINLAND (NEWS 1130) – From the wildfires in Fort McMurray to the flooding in Calgary, Canadians have been forced to deal with some devastating situations in the last few years. As governments...
View ArticleLouvre, Orsay museums close as Seine overflows in Paris
The rising waters of the Seine are overflowing riverbanks, roads and rail tracks across Paris. Belguim, Romania and Germany are also experiencing flooding, with at least 11 people dead in the past...
View ArticleCar hits hydrant, townhome flooded in Richmond
RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) – Police are looking for the driver of a car that hit a hydrant in Richmond early this morning. The water flooded part of a townhome on Greenland Drive near No. 5 Road. Reginald...
View ArticleBC scores D grade on flood preparedness, ties for last in Canada
WATERLOO, ON. (NEWS 1130) – A new report finds there is no province in this country which is worse prepared for major flooding than BC. We get a D grade in a report put together by the Intact Centre on...
View ArticleCrews in North Vancouver prepared for possible flooding
NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – With this kind of rain and the melting snow and ice, crews are on high alert in places like North Vancouver, watching for potential flood risks along steep, swollen...
View ArticleSpring run-off causes washouts, search for missing Cache Creek fire chief...
KAMLOOPS (NEWS 1130) – Environment Canada has posted severe thunderstorm watches for a large section of the central and southern Interior, an area that is already seeing spring flooding. An evacuation...
View ArticleTrudeau tours Quebec flood damage
GATINEAU, QUE. (NEWS 1130) – One of the areas hardest-hit by spring flooding is the Gatineau region in Quebec and that’s where the prime minister and that province’s premier got a first-hand look at...
View ArticleMost Harvey flood victims uninsured, face big bills alone
NEW YORK, N.Y. (NEWS 1130) – Homeowners suffering flood damage from Harvey are more likely to be on the hook for losses than victims of prior storms — a potentially crushing blow to personal finances...
View ArticleTwo dams and levee overflow, adding to Houston floodwater
A pair of 70-year-old reservoir dams that protect downtown Houston and a levee in a suburban subdivision began overflowing Tuesday, adding to the rising floodwaters from Harvey that have crippled the...
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