ABBOTSFORD - Fast-rising floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley are forcing families and farmers to escape a situation many have seen before, after atmospheric river weather systems sent cross-border outflows pouring into the province from Washington state.

Abbotsford, B.C., resident Spencer Cording surveyed the floodwaters along the U.S. border on Thursday and said it’s the same situation as 2021.

“It’s kind of ridiculous. We’ve had four years to prepare and it doesn’t look like a whole lot’s been done,” he said, blaming a lack of cross-border communication between authorities.

Major highways out of the Lower Mainland remained shut, while evacuation alerts and orders were expanded on Thursday as the floodwaters rose, and residents waited to see whether it would be as bad, or w

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