Flood Waters
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More than 900 residents still displaced in Merritt, four months after floodingIt's been roughly four months since devastating flood waters caused the evacuation of the entire town of Merritt and hundreds of people remain displaced.CanadaFeb 25, 2022
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Heavy rain leads to flash flooding in Vernon, B.C.Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in parts of Vernon.NewsJun 30, 2020
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Parts of Vernon dealing with flood waters following heavy rain“The whole block was basically under a foot of water or more.”NewsJun 12, 2020
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Flood preparedness as some rivers, creeks put on high streamflow advisories in B.C.’s Southern InteriorResidents and local governments in the Okanagan and surrounding region are getting ready for the threat of flooding as temperatures climb and the snow melts.EnvironmentMay 8, 2020
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Grand Lake, N.B. takes severe beating as waves destroy shoreline homes and cottagesParts of Grand Lake have been devastated by flood waters, after a weekend of heavy rain and high winds tore through homes and cottages in the small community near Minto, N.B.CanadaApr 29, 2019
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B.C. Interior home on cusp of being flooded as small lake continues to riseResident says lake isn’t receding during winter, and now the water is just feet from her home.CanadaMar 30, 2019
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Most evacuees return home to Sussex, N.B., as clean-up continues across provinceThe Red Cross is still feeding and housing 13 people forced out of eight different homes or apartments in Sussex after torrential rains caused flash floodingWeatherJan 26, 2019
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Man trapped by Pennsylvania flood waters livestreams rescue on FacebookA Pennsylvania man is thanking firefighters for rescuing him after flood waters left him stranded on Monday — a rescue he livestreamed to Facebook as it happened.WorldJul 24, 2018
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At least 120 people still not able to return home after New Brunswick floods: Red CrossThe Red Cross says that so far they've received $1.16 million in donations to help with the flooding — the most the New Brunswick branch has ever received for an incident in the province.EnvironmentJul 3, 2018
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Extent of damage becoming clear in Maugerville as flood waters recedeFlood waters have receded in Maugerville, N.B., but evidence of the worst flooding in the province’s history is everywhere. Piles of waterlogged household belongings litter driveways and makeshift garbage dumps. Homeowner Claude Basque typifies an emotional aftermath. “That’s where I’m cutting all the walls, up that high. Everything has to come out,” says Basque, standing...EnvironmentMay 23, 2018
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