Category Archives: Weather
Gas rationed, travel restricted in parts of B.C. after storm washes out highways
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. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Friday a limit of...
Essential access only on some B.C. highways but major infrastructure to be rebuilt
VANCOUVER — Limited access is slowly being restored to some British Columbia highways, but a state of emergency declared after widespread flooding in the southern region means the province may impose an order to prevent passage except for essential tra...
Evacuation train departed Hope, B.C., bound for Vancouver with 200 passengers
A late-night evacuation passenger train carrying about 200 people stranded for days by British Columbia's mudslides and floods left Hope for Vancouver Wednesday. Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesman for Canadian National, said the emergency evacuation trai...
Flooding, mudslides prompt B.C. government to impose state of emergency
VANCOUVER — British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following unprecedented flooding that has displaced residents, severed access to multiple highways and killed thousands of livestock while many more animals are in danger of dying. Pr...
One body found in B.C. highway landslide, more missing: RCMP
RCMP say the body of a woman has been recovered from a landslide across Highway 99 near Lillooet, B.C., following historic rainfall as a search continues for others who may be buried in the debris. Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said Tuesday
Rain, mud and people trapped: A list of numbers prompted by storm in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER — Torrential rain that set off flooding and mudslides in southern British Columbia closed highways, trapped people in vehicles and forced the evacuation of some communities. Here's a look at some numbers: — 275 people, including 50 children: ...
After Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana health officials said Tuesday they are revoking the licenses of nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where seven residents died amid deteriorating conditions deemed too squalid to be safe after Hurricane
16 die as floods swamp public hospital in central Mexico
TULA, Mexico (AP) — Torrential rains in central Mexico suddenly flooded a hospital early Tuesday, killing 16 patients, possibly due to the loss of oxygen equipment as the power went out, the national Social Security Institute said.
Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters, as well as $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan to help with
Hurricane Ida power outages, misery persist 9 days later
LaPLACE, La. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Louisiana, most of them outside New Orleans, still didn’t have power Tuesday and more than half of the gas stations in two major cities were without fuel nine