Landslide in Canada blocked on highway hundreds of people

In the Canadian Province, British Columbia landslide caused by strong rains, blocked on the site of the mountain Highway hundreds of people in cars, the authorities sent helicopters to evacuate them. A whole small city in the same area had to evacuate due to flooding, writes Reuters.

about 275 people, including about 50 children, were in Western: the collapse deprived them of the opportunity to leave this part of the highway. They stayed there for about a day – while working to eliminate obstacles, their cars remained on the road.

Strong rains lead to floods in a large part of the West of Canada. The city of Merritt, who threatened a strong flooding, was evacuated entirely – to leave more than 7 thousand of its inhabitants.

As reported earlier in the EMERCOM of Russia, in 2021 more than 21 thousand Russians were injured from floods and floods.

/Media reports.