ABBOTSFORD — More rain is in store for the flood-drenched Fraser Valley in British Columbia, where hundreds of properties have been evacuated.

Overflow from the Nooksack River in Washington state that poured north into the valley had been expected to peak today, and residents are waiting to see the full severity of the inundation.

But Environment Canada says in a special weather statement this morning that more rain will hit the region this weekend and into next week.

It says there will be light rain today but it’s expected to intensify tonight, with up to 40 millimetres expected, before another system moves in Saturday night bringing “potentially significant” rain on Monday and beyond.

The extent of infrastructure damage caused by a series of atmospheric rivers that drenched both side

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