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B.C. expands financial aid for damage from October storm

Click to play video: 'B.C.’s atmospheric river caused $110M in insured damage'
B.C.’s atmospheric river caused $110M in insured damage
 
The atmospheric river that slammed B.C. south coast last month led to some big insurance claims. The storm caused more than $110 million in insured damaged according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. – Nov 15, 2024

The British Columbia government is expanding financial assistance for those impacted by intense rainfall and flooding that hammered British Columbia’s coast in October.

The emergency management ministry says businesses and residents in Surrey, Port Moody and the village of Anmore are now eligible to apply to the Disaster Financial Assistance program.

The ministry says the new areas expand upon Indigenous communities, electoral areas and municipalities already deemed eligible last month.

Click to play video: 'Major cleanup after flood damage on North Shore'
Major cleanup after flood damage on North Shore

The program is available to homeowners, renters, business owners, farmers, corporation-owned properties and charitable organizations to cover uninsurable disaster-related losses.

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The ministry says all applications related to the October floods must be submitted to the ministry by March 13, 2025.

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An atmospheric river system dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain on parts of the province Oct. 18 to 20, causing flash floods and sewer backups and making rivers overflow.

It prompted a local state of emergency in North Vancouver and led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

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