A car crosses a flooded street in Abbotsford B.C., on Dec. 11.

The mayor of flood-struck Abbotsford, B.C., says he is disappointed and frustrated with the federal government over what he calls “inaction” on cross-border flooding that has repeatedly inundated his city.

Ross Siemens said he had not been contacted by the federal government about this week’s flooding, which has forced hundreds of households to evacuate, inundated poultry barns and forced livestock relocations.

Siemens told a news briefing Friday he was pleading for flood mitigation to be addressed, that authorities across the border in Washington state needed to “wake up,” and for the issue to be part of an international treaty.

Washington State flooding puts cross-border planning under spotlight

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