B.C. Floods 2021

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

 

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)

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

Survivors struggling to find loved ones after heavy rains bring disaster

 

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)
The city’s flood mitigation is on track with much of the downtown’s components either completed or on track to be completed on time. Gazette file photo

Most of Grand Forks DMAF progress on track: city report

Construction of downtown improvements on track, additional financing being discussed

The city’s flood mitigation is on track with much of the downtown’s components either completed or on track to be completed on time. Gazette file photo
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
Agriculture Minister Pam Alex, here seen in November 2022 with Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth visiting sites affected by the 2021 floods, said Tuesday $20 million for the Fraser Valley Flood Mitigation Project will help better protect local farms and communities. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Agriculture)

Fraser Valley flood mitigation funding to help protect B.C.’s most fertile region

But more work remains ahead, say authorities after announcing $20 million for farmers, communities

Agriculture Minister Pam Alex, here seen in November 2022 with Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth visiting sites affected by the 2021 floods, said Tuesday $20 million for the Fraser Valley Flood Mitigation Project will help better protect local farms and communities. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Agriculture)
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
Sandbags holding back rising waters of Beaver Creek, May 6. Photo: Fruitvale Fire Fighters Society/Facebook

Beaver Valley flood alerts rescinded, what to do with the sandbags?

RDKB: Take precautions as the bags may have been contaminated by floodwaters

Sandbags holding back rising waters of Beaver Creek, May 6. Photo: Fruitvale Fire Fighters Society/Facebook
This photo provided by the Italian Firefighters shows firefighters rescuing a person from a flooded house in Riccione, in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Unusually heavy rains have caused major flooding in Emilia Romagna, where trains were stopped and schools were closed in many towns while people were asked to leave the ground floors of their homes and to avoid going out. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP)

Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill 8, cancel Formula One Grand Prix

Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers…

This photo provided by the Italian Firefighters shows firefighters rescuing a person from a flooded house in Riccione, in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Unusually heavy rains have caused major flooding in Emilia Romagna, where trains were stopped and schools were closed in many towns while people were asked to leave the ground floors of their homes and to avoid going out. (Vigili del Fuoco via AP)
Properties on Raven Road along Saskatoon Road adjacent to the mouth of Whiteman’s Creek in Parker Cove on Okanagan Indian Band land are no longer under an evacuation order due to flooding as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Google Earth/OKIB)

Flooding evacuation order lifted for more Okanagan properties

Flooding has peaked in the Parker Cove area

Properties on Raven Road along Saskatoon Road adjacent to the mouth of Whiteman’s Creek in Parker Cove on Okanagan Indian Band land are no longer under an evacuation order due to flooding as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (Google Earth/OKIB)
Flooding in the Old Remo area west of Terrace May 16. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

State of Local Emergency declared for parts of Northwest B.C. due to flooding

Areas of the City of Terrace now under evacuation alert

Flooding in the Old Remo area west of Terrace May 16. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)
Anna Konrad rests on her family’s trampoline in the Sumas Prairie region of Abbotsford on a recent warm day. She has created a podcast documenting the post-traumatic stress kids like her are experiencing from the flooding in November 2021, and pressuring the government to keep the issue top of mind. (Submitted photo)

Young B.C. podcast creator opens dialogue on PTSD for flood-affected children

5-episode series tackles post-traumatic stress and urges politicians to keep issue top of mind

Anna Konrad rests on her family’s trampoline in the Sumas Prairie region of Abbotsford on a recent warm day. She has created a podcast documenting the post-traumatic stress kids like her are experiencing from the flooding in November 2021, and pressuring the government to keep the issue top of mind. (Submitted photo)