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Here's an article that gives people a better sense of how severe this is. I have lived in Southern BC for 40 years and cannot remember there ever being so many

Here's an article that gives people a better sense of how severe this is. I have lived in Southern BC for 40 years and cannot remember there ever being so many simultaneously affected areas from rain. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-floods-tuesday-update-1.6250367 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-floods-tu... And one on the supply chain effects: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bc-floods-rail-impact-1.6250554 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bc-floods-rail-impact-1.625... Some folks in Vancouver are saying they are unaffected... well what you really mean is you haven't noticed yet. There will absolutely be ripple effects. Even in Victoria we had a general "do not drive" advisory yesterday, and good luck getting a plumber if you need one this week. I know city folks who have worked for the BC government in emergency management and are now stocking up on essentials...

cf100clunk 5y ago
Also the Black Press and Glacier Media chains of local BC papers (i.e. Burnaby Now, Chilliwack Progress, Tri-Cities News, etc.) are carrying a great deal of coverage of the impact on their local areas. The people saying that they are unaffected are entitled to be as content as they like... for today.
iainctduncan 5y ago
here is another of footage of road damage. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coquihalla-trans-canada-highway-damage-1.6250235 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coquihalla-t... I think many people reading this don't realize that there are road closures ... and then these. It's not "you shouldn't drive today" and we have some flaggers chewing gum, it's "100s of meters of road no longer exist" kind of damage. Do that in enough places at the same time and it will be months before roads are back to normal. Enough time for severe supply shortages in many places.

cf100clunk 5y ago

Also the Black Press and Glacier Media chains of local BC papers (i.e. Burnaby Now, Chilliwack Progress, Tri-Cities News, etc.) are carrying a great deal of coverage of the impact on their local areas. The people saying that they are unaffected are entitled to be as content as they like... for today.

iainctduncan 5y ago

here is another of footage of road damage. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coquihalla-trans-canada-highway-damage-1.6250235 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coquihalla-t... I think many people reading this don't realize that there are road closures ... and then these. It's not "you shouldn't drive today" and we have some flaggers chewing gum, it's "100s of meters of road no longer exist" kind of damage. Do that in enough places at the same time and it will be months before roads are back to normal. Enough time for severe supply shortages in many places.