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By The Canadian Press

BC Flooding

Trudeau tours B.C. flood devastation, announces joint cabinet committee to address disaster

Nov 27, 2021 | 7:32 AM

VANCOUVER — The federal and B.C. governments have created a joint committee of cabinet ministers to deal with the devastation caused by recent flooding, while also promising to match donations given to the Canadian Red Cross.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horgan made the announcements Friday night (Nov. 26) after meeting in Victoria.

Horgan said a specific request for federal funding wasn’t made by B.C. because it’s premature, but Trudeau said Ottawa will help the province to recover and prepare for the future effects of climate change.

Earlier in the day Trudeau toured the flooded area of Abbotsford to see first hand the massive destruction that has affected the livelihood of so many farmers.

He and Abbotsford Mayor Harold Braun met with members of rescue operations at Abbotsford City Hall, where the PM was briefed on the city’s efforts against flooding.

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Trudeau, along with federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, also met with Canadian Armed Forces members in Clayburn Village who were helping with sandbagging efforts.

Meanwhile, B.C.’s transportation minister says crews are working non-stop to repair an estimated 200 highway sites that were damaged or destroyed by washouts in the province’s Interior and south coast.

But upcoming severe weather could worsen existing flooding or cause more of it.

Rob Fleming says people should prepare for two more storms expected to hit the province today and Tuesday.