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Agence France-Presse

The death toll from record flooding in western Canada has risen to four, with a fifth person still missing, local authorities said on Saturday.
Torrential rains hit southwestern British Columbia last Sunday and Monday causing widespread flooding and landslides that damaged or destroyed roads and bridges.
The body of a woman was found on Monday, near a large section of highway that had been swept away by a mudslide.

That highway, which links Vancouver to remote northern parts of the province, was reopened on Saturday for “essential travel only,” the authorities said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Saturday that the bodies of three men listed earlier as missing have now been found near Duffey Lake, northeast of Vancouver.
“We have been continuing the search for one more man, however search efforts have been hampered by weather and site conditions,” Sergeant Janelle Shoihet of the RCMP said in a statement.
The authorities have had to ration fuel as the area struggles with storm-related supply difficulties.
Individuals are being limited to purchases of no more than 30 litres of fuel at the pump – a measure that might remain in place for 10 days, according to Mike Farnworth, the province’s minister of public security.
The Trans Mountain pipeline, a crucial link carrying oil from the huge petroleum industry in the province of Alberta to the west coast, was temporarily closed by flood damage.
Farms have struggled to obtain needed supplies. In Abbotsford, where the army was deployed to deal with severe flooding, four tons of feed were delivered to a pig farm by helicopter on Saturday, the authorities said.
More heavy rain is expected in the coming week in the region, which was hammered earlier in the year by a record heatwave and then devastating wildfires.


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Death toll hits four from record flooding in western Canada

Floodwaters surround homes and farms in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images / AFP

Community members fill thousands of sandbags at a volunteer-led event after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods, shutting highways, in Abbottsford, British Columbia, Canada November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

Panic buying in Canada’s flood-hit British Columbia empties grocery store shelves

Near-empty shelves in a grocery store in Kelowna, following catastrophic flooding in British Columbia, Canada. Photo: Christian Sasse via Reuters

In this aerial photo, damage caused by heavy rains and mudslides earlier in the week is pictured along the Coquihalla Highway near Hope, British Columbia, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Near-empty shelves line a grocery store in Kelowna, following catastrophic flooding in British Columbia, Canada, in this November 16, 2021 photo obtained from social media. Natalie Hobbs/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Canada sends military as flood-hit British Columbia declares emergency

A truck stranded along a flooded road in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Photo: AP

Stranded vehicles are seen where a mudslide happened earlier in the week on Highway 7 west of Agassiz, British Columbia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

A paddler kayaks past a submerged truck days after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods, and shutting highways, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

Deadly storm cuts Vancouver off from rest of Canada

The view from a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter during the rescue of over 300 motorists stranded by mudslides, in Agassiz, British Columbia. Reuters

An aerial view shows a damaged road as a flood sweeps through, near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, November 15, 2021. B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure/Handout via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT

Highway 1 is seen covered in flood waters looking towards Chilliwack, British Columbia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Cows that were stranded in a flooded barn are rescued by people in boats and a sea doo after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods, and shutting highways, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Heavy rains force evacuations in Canada, mudslides trap motorists on highway

Search and rescue personnel help flood evacuees disembark from a helicopter in Agassiz, British Columbia. Photo: AP

This handout photo taken and released on November 14, 2021 by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Safety shows a mudslide closing Highway 1 between Popkum and Hope, east of Chilliwack, Canada. - Rains throughout the province have led to treacherous conditions, closing the Coquihalla and other key highways. (Photo by Handout / British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Safety / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Safety " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A vehicle is submerged in flood waters along a road in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

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The body of a woman was found on Monday, near a large section of highway that had been swept away by a mudslide
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Saturday that the bodies of three men listed earlier as missing have been found northeast of Vancouver



Torrential rains hit southwestern British Columbia last Sunday and Monday causing widespread flooding and landslides that damaged roads and bridges.


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Death toll hits four from record flooding in western Canada

The body of a woman was found on Monday, near a large section of highway that had been swept away by a mudslide The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Saturday that the bodies of three men listed earlier as missing have been found northeast of Vancouver

The body of a woman was found on Monday, near a large section of highway that had been swept away by a mudslide

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Saturday that the bodies of three men listed earlier as missing have been found northeast of Vancouver