The City of Abbotsford is bracing for more flooding as the latest in a series of powerful rain storms pounded the region Saturday.
At a live briefing, Mayor Henry Braun said officials in Whatcom County in Washington state had told him they expected the Nooksack River to begin overtopping its banks on Sunday, adding the region could see up to 120 mm of rain by then. Read more: B.C.
floods: New evacuation alerts issued as latest rain storm arrives Those flood waters are expected to flow north towards the Huntingdon Village area and into the Sumas Prairie, Braun said.
Huntingdon Village remains under an evacuation alert, and the mayor urged residents to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.