Flooding

• Some B.C. highways in North Coast reopen after closures due to flooding

  DriveBC said Highway 16 has reopened after heavy rains caused flooding in the area, with the main road access to Prince Rupert among the pathways cut off.

  Traffic

  Dec 31, 2025
  
• Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.’s north coast

  The B.C. Ministry of Transportation says Highway 16 linking Prince Rupert to communities in the east including Terrace has been shut in both directions due to flooding.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2025
  
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• Evacuation alerts in Abbotsford, B.C. rescinded as floodwaters recede

  Some homeowners in Abbotsford, B.C., may soon return home as flooding evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday and alerts rescinded.

  Weather

  Dec 14, 2025
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• ‘Really challenging issue’: Many B.C. communities still at high risk for flooding

  Floodwaters recede in Abbotsford, but Highway 1 remains closed; experts warn more rain, landslides and repeated flooding risks due to climate change.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2025
• Alaska storm evacuees may not return home for at least 18 months: governor

  In one of the hardest hit villages, Kipnuk, an initial assessment showed that 121 homes — or 90% of the total — have been destroyed, Gov. Mike Dunleavy wrote to the White House.

  U.S. News

  Oct 17, 2025
• Ontario home insurance rates ‘snowballing,’ and flood claims partly to blame: group

  A new report by Rates.ca shows a single claim of flood damage could increase home insurance premiums by 19 per cent, but you could face more costs without any coverage at all.

  Consumer

  Oct 1, 2025
• Storm researchers examine conditions in southeastern Manitoba after heavy rain

  A team of storm researchers from an Ontario university are in southeastern Manitoba to investigate the deluge of rain that fell on the region last week.

  Weather

  Sep 16, 2025
• More than 60 people rescued by helicopter from B.C. park due to flooding

  Columbia Valley Search and Rescue crews were called to Bugaboo Provincial Park on Aug. 17 after creeks started to rise and pose a safety risk to hikers and climbers.

  Weather

  Aug 20, 2025
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• More than 200 killed in India, Pakistan after rains cause flash floods

  Officials halted rescue operations overnight but rescued at least 300 people Thursday after a powerful cloudburst triggered floods and landslides in India-controlled Kashmir.

  Weather

  Aug 15, 2025
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• Alaska city avoids record flooding from glacier dam thanks to new barriers

  There were no damage reports in Juneau similar to the last two years, when flooding was rampant and some homes washed away by water released by the Mendenhall Glacier ice dam.

  U.S. News

  Aug 13, 2025