Canada death toll set to rise as floods ravage Pacific coast

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by Don MacKinnon with Michel Comte in Ottawa ABBOTSFORD, Canada (AFP) — Canada is sending the military to help evacuate and support communities hit by “catastrophic” flooding with the death toll expected to rise after record rainfall on the Pacific coast triggered a state of emergency Wednesday. Officials said downpours in British Columbia this week trapped motorists in mudslides that left at least one dead and four missing, forced thousands or residents to flee their […]