Torrential rain, landslides and floods that have hit British Columbia in western Canada in recent days have left at least one dead and thousands evacuated, local officials said on Tuesday.
The floods that have hit the Pacific northwest have been described as the worst in decades, with some areas receiving almost all their usual monthly rainfall in 24 hours.
It's feared that several more people may have died after days of flooding that left thousands of people without power and hundreds of motorists stranded in their vehicles.
The city of Vancouver is said to have been cut off after major routes to Canada's largest port were closed.
The body of a woman was found in a landslide near Lillooet, 250 kilometres north of Vancouver on Monday morning,
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