When heavy rain began to fall, denuded and scorched soils weakened the landscape’s ability to absorb water, increasing the risk of floods and mudslides. To make matters worse, British Columbia and ...
Heavy rain and mudslides have submerged towns, cut off roads and left at least one person dead in British Columbia, along Canada’s Pacific coast. The military was sent in to assist with evacuations.
The periodic heavy rain will also extend to Vancouver, British Columbia. In areas where the ... The number of mudslides and other debris flows will increase, especially in recent burn scar locations.