Rain warnings as wet weather hits B.C.'s flood

Rainfall warnings have gone up across British Columbia's flood-drenched Fraser Valley as another wave of soaking weather hits the region.

Environment Canada says the valley, including Abbotsford, which was inundated by cross-border flooding last week, can expect the new system to bring "significant rain" of up to 80 millimetres with the heaviest downpours on Monday.

While many evacuation alerts were rescinded by the City of Abbotsford on Saturday, the forecast calls for the rain to continue until Monday evening, with warnings also up for Metro Vancouver and elsewhere.

Officials in Chilliwack have warned that local rivers are expected to swell, which may cause localized flooding, but not as much as earlier in the week.

Receding floodwaters meant the City of Abbotsford on Saturday could