Heavy rain hits the Lower Mainland
Heavy rain isn’t unusual for the community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the middle of the street she knew this storm was something different.
By the time it was over, 350 millimetres of rain had fallen in North Vancouver, turning streets into rivers that plowed through waterfront homes, piling up boulders and gravel, and triggering a local state of emergency. The district told residents in six homes along the waterfront that they needed to evacuate.
The City of Vancouver says in its climate change adaptation strategy that by the 2050s, average fall rainfall is expected to increase by 12 per cent. But even cities that have been diligently upgrading infrastructure over the years can see their drainage systems overwhelmed.
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