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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.

As more critical highway corridors were opened Saturday to limited traffic following damage from torrential rains and high winds, communities are being told to brace for more rain expected to hit southwestern B.C. beginning as early as Sunday.

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.

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

The City of Chilliwack says the breach in the Sumas River dike in Abbotsford has been repaired, and that its able to lift an evacuation alert for Chilliwack residents near the Abbotsford border as a result.

Communities are being told to brace for more rain expected to hit southwestern B.C.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is rationing gasoline and restricting travel in southern parts of the province after an unprecedented storm severed highways and cut supply lines.

In the hours before the Sumas Prairie flooded, the rain was coming down hard and fast in the Fraser Valley. However, experts say, the rain is not what put the prairie underwater.

Crews in Abbotsford are making good progress in their race against time to close a roughly 100-metre gap in the Sumas River dike, and theyre being aided by the partial opening of floodgates at the Barrowtown Pump Station, according to Mayor Henry Braun.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is rationing gasoline and restricting travel in southern parts of the province after an unprecedented storm severed highways and cut supply lines.