B.C. floods: Farmers rescue cattle in Abbotsford flooding waters

Farmers and residents scrambled to save cattle as the water quickly rose above the animals’ heads, even deploying a hovercraft. They risked their own lives to save the animals with the town under an evacuation order over fears that a water pumping station could fail and flood the area.

• Abbotsford, B.C. farmers use jet skis, canoes to rescue cattle stranded by floodwaters