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2022-04-05

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Environment Canada issues 'red alert' for Bboth i.C. as more storms approach - Today News Post News Today || Canada News |

Vancouver –

An “extraordinary” amount of rain has fallen on British Columbia this fallof up to 10 physically-distanced people are permitted (but no indoor gatherings). Outdoor physical and recreational activities are also permitted with up to 10 physically-distanced people of all ages., saturating the ground and making disasters like the one that struck the province earlier this month more likely, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The situation has prompted the weather agency to issue an unprecedented “red alert” for parts of the province already devastated by the previous stormThe Quebec City and Chaudiere-Appalaches areas are also returning to class today after several weeks of online learning..

Speaking to reporters in a technical briefing FridayInvestigations, warning preparedness meteorologist Armel Castellan said some weather stations – including those in Victoria, Vancouver and Abbotsford – have recorded their wettest-ever fall seasonss staff who came into close contact with him yesterday was tested for COVID-19 after learning that they had been at risk of exposure,.