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The mayor of Abbotsford says round-the-clock work to ease flooding has improved the flooding situation in the region nearly a week after extreme weather covered farm fields in water, forced evacuations, and killed livestock.

Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday, November 20, 2021, to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from floods triggered by the last round of extreme weather continued to rise.

Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from floods triggered by the last round of extreme weather continued to rise.

Normally, the 20-to-40 mm of rain forecast to hit southern B.C. wouldnt be a concern, but given the ground saturation it must be watched closely.

Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from floods triggered by the last round of extreme weather continued to rise.

Animal rescues continued Saturday on flood-stricken Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford, and the military joined the effort.

Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from

Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from floods triggered by the last round of extreme weather continued to rise.

A breach on the Sumas River dike has been sealed, but work is continuing to reinforce it, Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.

Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from floods triggered by the last round of extreme weather continued to rise.