NEW - There has been a slide near Lillooet where more than 50 cars are trapped. #bcpoli
There has been an additional slide near Hague Lake. It is unknown how many cars are trapped. #bcpoli
Environment Canada says the conditions 'have been historic'. Says the average rain for November has occurred in just 48 hours. Most of the rain has stopped but big wind gusts are coming. #bcpoli
Rain will be switching to snow on the Coquihalla corridor. There has been a strong storm over Kelowna and it will have an impact into the evening. #bcpoli
Dave Campbell from the River Forecast Centre says the rivers are at historic levels in a number of areas. This includes Silmakameen Rivers and Coldwater and Nicola water systems. #bcpoli
There are 4 locations on Highway 7 where there are washouts and debris. In those areas they have not been able to move material. But they have been able to rescue people. #bcpoli
NEW - Highway 1 will be shut down tonight between number 3 and 11. This shut down will start at 7pm. #bcpoli
There is now mud on the highway near Revelstoke by the Enchanted Forest. It is still open. But could close with very limited notice. #bcpoli
Emergency Support Services are up and running for people impacted by the floods. There are 20 locations across the province. There is no estimate on how many homes have been destroyed. #bcpoli
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This will be my thread for the flood update from the province. Starting now. #bcflooding#BCStorm
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth send condolences to the person who died on Highway 99. Holding back tears. Asking people who believe loved ones are missing to reach out to RCMP. #bcpoli
Farnworth says travel warnings were sent out regularly on weekend. Says impacts were greater than expected. Says more than 20 receptions centres are open. #bcpoli
NEW - British Columbia has the first case of AY 4.2. This is a Delta variant evolution. It is seen as potentially more transmissible. The vaccine works against it. #bcpoli
Dr. Henry says this mutation has been found in the UK and is not yet it's own variant of concern. #bcpoli
Henry - "What we are looking is whether these variants are spreading more quickly or are making people sicker."
COVID-19 briefing underway in B.C.
Health Minister Adrian Dix opens with thanks to health care workers and emergency workers for what they have done during slides and floods. #bcpoli
NEW - Dix announces 48 patients are soon going to be moved out of Princeton due to the ongoing floods and slides. #bcpoli
Dr. Bonnie Henry also recognizes the work being done in the hard hit communities. "We have been through so much over the last year and a half and now this too." #bcpoli
NEW - Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 1,270 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 213,020 cases in the province:
Nov. 12-13: 502 new cases
Nov. 13-14: 387 new cases
Nov. 14-15: 381 new cases #bcpoli
There are 3,837 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
376 individuals are in hospital and 116 are in intensive care. #bcpoli
Active cases per capita:
Fraser: 73/100,000
Interior: 102/100k
Coastal: 38/100k
Island: 68/100k
Northern: 214/100k #bcpoli
NEW- The B.C. Government has introduced legislation that if passed would ban protests blocking services at schools, hospitals and vaccination clinics. There is a clause in the bill to add additional areas. #bcpoli
This legislation would allow picketing in these areas. #bcpoli
The proposed legislation will protect hospitals, COVID-19 test and vaccination centres, and K-12 schools by establishing 20-metre (66 feet) access zones around them. #bcpoli