VANCOUVER - Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia’s Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province, with emergency officials saying cross-border water flows rival those that triggered catastrophic floods in 2021.

B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene Greene told a news conference late Wednesday that the City of Abbotsford has put about 1,000 properties under evacuation alert, while several properties in neighbouring Chilliwack were under evacuation order.

She told people to avoid all unnecessary travel to the Fraser Valley, where regional officials earlier declared a state of local emergency.

“We need people to stay off the roads for safety and to ensure roads are clear for people who need to evacuate,” Gr

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