Communities affected by extreme heat and wildfires are forced to flee their homes again after record downpour
Communities in western Canada who were forced to flee their homes this summer by wildfires and extreme heat are once again under evacuation orders after overwhelming floods across the region.
Helicopters were dispatched on Monday to Highway 7, more than 100 kilometeres east of Vancouver, to rescue about 275 people, including 50 children, who had been stranded on the road since it was blocked by a mudslide late on Sunday.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/15/canada-floods-evacuation-wildfires-rain
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