An atmospheric river is sweeping across southern B.C., leading to fears there could be a repeat of the devastating November 2021 storms that killed six people and led to the destruction of hundreds of thousands of farm animals.

Late Wednesday, Abbotsford declared a state of local emergency as hundreds of properties were put on evacuation order and the B.C. government closed major highways between the Lower Mainland and the Interior because of flooding, falling rock and debris, and high avalanche hazards.

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Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

‘We are not yet through this emergency,’ says minister, as evacuations expanded

An evacuation orders has been expanded in Abbotsford to 400 properties.

Kelly Greene, minister of emergency management and climate readiness, said as well 1

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