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Heavy rain, mudslides and flash flooding in British Columbia have effectively cut off B.C.’s Lower Mainland from the rest of the province. #bcstorm #BCFloods

tgam.ca/3ciGaM5 📸Kelly Allen

Two mudslides have trapped hundreds of people along Highway 7 since Sunday evening, leaving many without access to food or water.

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The entire city of Merritt is being evacuated, and Abbotsford and the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island District have declared local states of emergency amid flooding.

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Merritt’s wastewater treatment plant has been deemed inoperable for an indefinite period, leaving residents with no sanitation services. Gas stations were requested to remain open to allow residents to fill up their tanks on their way out.

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Emergency officials asked residents across southern B.C. to avoid unnecessary travel, with numerous road closures due to flooding across the interior, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.

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