B.C. Floods 2021

By mid October the road to Nitinat Lake was flooded by heavy rain (pictured), but the atmospheric river event in early December is heightening the need for a better land passage to the community. (Brian Tate photo)

Another atmospheric river renews calls for a real road into Nitinat Lake

Road floods multiple times every winter disrupting access to small, remote community

 

An information session at the Halalt gymnasium Monday drew a sizable crowd considering nasty weather outside. (Photo by Rob Douglas)

Chemainus River flood mitigation projects ongoing

Public updated on the progress, but some residents not impressed

 

The PQB region experienced heavy rainfall on Oct. 18. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Parksville, Qualicum Beach aim to mitigate flooding amid heavy rain

Municipal clears prepare by clearing catch basins

 

Rain forms a puddle in a field of grass. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

B.C. coast bracing for heavy winds, buckets of rain

Streamflow advisory posted for some areas, wind warnings of up to 110 km/h

Rain forms a puddle in a field of grass. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Aerial view of the proposed new Highway 97 crossing at the Dairy Queen (building at bottom centre), as well as two additional crossings of Cache Creek further upstream (at Quartz Road and at the Cache Creek Motor Inn). (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)

B.C. to build new flood-proof bridge on Highway 97 in Cache Creek

Bridge will replace culvert beside Dairy Queen that contributed to 2023 flooding

Aerial view of the proposed new Highway 97 crossing at the Dairy Queen (building at bottom centre), as well as two additional crossings of Cache Creek further upstream (at Quartz Road and at the Cache Creek Motor Inn). (Photo credit: Ministry of Transportation)
Two girls have foods at a restaurant on a flooded road in Bago, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct.9, 2023. Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 10,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 14,000 people

Flooding up to about 2.3 meters deep in low-lying areas, according to emergency rescue team leader

Two girls have foods at a restaurant on a flooded road in Bago, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Oct.9, 2023. Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 10,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Workers with heavy equipment clear build-up at gravel bars along the Chemainus River while two people take an unseasonable swim in the river. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Sediment removal to help ease flooding on the Chemainus River

It’s not a complete remedy, but one step in the process by knocking down gravel bars

Workers with heavy equipment clear build-up at gravel bars along the Chemainus River while two people take an unseasonable swim in the river. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

New B.C. disaster preparation, response and recovery laws coming soon

Union of B.C. Municipalities told changes needed as disasters become more frequent

Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Dozens of Syrians among themissing in catastrophic floods in Libya: war monitor

The death toll has eclipsed 11,000, and more than 10,000 are missing

People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Entire families missing after burst dams kill 1,000s in Libya

Survivors struggling to find loved ones after heavy rains bring disaster

People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Wednesday, Sept.13, 2023. Search teams are combing streets, wrecked buildings, and even the sea to look for bodies in Derna, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Floodwaters follow as fires as climate continues to batter Greece

One dead and another missing as torrential rainfall strikes centre of the country

A helicopter drops water over a woodland during a wildfire in the suburb of Stamata, in northern Athens, Greece, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Wildfires are common in Greece and other southern European countries during their hot, dry summers as dozens of fires have been breaking out each day across the country for weeks. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Members of the Tampa, Fla., parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Idalia strengthens to a hurricane, pushing a surge of ocean water toward Florida

Much of Florida was in disaster mode on Tuesday with only hours…

Members of the Tampa, Fla., parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. Residents along Florida's gulf coast are making preparations for the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, Aug.14, 2023. Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar)

Floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region leave at least 33 dead

Heavy rains trigger flooded roads and washed away homes in the mountainous Himachal Pradesh state

A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Monday, Aug.14, 2023. Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many others trapped, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar)
Robie and Sophie Holland go through photographs of themselves with their father Nicholas Holland, who died in recent inland flooding in Nova Scotia, in Tantallon, N.S., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. They are raising questions about the measures taken to protect the public the night about 250 mm of rain fell, creating torrential waters on rural roads. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Tutton

Children of man who died in N.S. floods question why roads open, alerts delayed

Nicholas Holland, 52, was among the four people who died in the historic, inland flooding on July 22

Robie and Sophie Holland go through photographs of themselves with their father Nicholas Holland, who died in recent inland flooding in Nova Scotia, in Tantallon, N.S., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. They are raising questions about the measures taken to protect the public the night about 250 mm of rain fell, creating torrential waters on rural roads. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Tutton
The flag of the nation of China flies over the S.F. Chinese consulate at Laguna Street and Geary Boulevard on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri Saturday (Aug. 5), as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

People missing, thousands evacuated as northeast China is hit by more floods

1 person died and 5 went missing in the city of Shulan in Jilin province

The flag of the nation of China flies over the S.F. Chinese consulate at Laguna Street and Geary Boulevard on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri Saturday (Aug. 5), as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
A new new study by the University of British Columbia, links clear-cutting with more flooding, including extreme floods.
(J.R. Rardon file photo)

B.C. can limit flooding by reducing clear-cutting: UBC scientist

New paper shows link between clear-cutting and more flooding, including extreme floods

A new new study by the University of British Columbia, links clear-cutting with more flooding, including extreme floods.
(J.R. Rardon file photo)
A man paddles a kayak through a flooded baseball diamond following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Police are expected to provide an update today on the search for two young children who were swept away in weekend flooding in Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Bodies of 2 kids confirmed found as RCMP describe power of Nova Scotia flood

Torrential rain over the weekend dumped up to 250 millimetres of water on parts of the province

A man paddles a kayak through a flooded baseball diamond following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Police are expected to provide an update today on the search for two young children who were swept away in weekend flooding in Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
An abandoned car in a mall parking lot is seen in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Searchers are continuing to pump water from a flooded field in Nova Scotia that is the focus of an extensive search for four people, including two children, who went missing in a torrent of water Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

RCMP say body found of one of four people missing in Nova Scotia floods

Police recovered the body of a 52-year-old man and are working to identify another person’s remains

An abandoned car in a mall parking lot is seen in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Searchers are continuing to pump water from a flooded field in Nova Scotia that is the focus of an extensive search for four people, including two children, who went missing in a torrent of water Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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

Spring flood risks highlight lack of insurance for Canadian homeowners: experts

Severe weather caused $3.1B in insured damage in Canada in 2022, with hurricane Fiona costing $800M

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