The eyewitness’ says dozens of cars were trapped between slides. On Sunday, a mudslide occurred in southern B.C. after extreme rains and flooding situations. Fire crews responded thereafter to the mudslide on Highway 7 near Agassiz, B.C., gathering at a command post through a nearby gas station.
The Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Task Force is a highly specialized team trained to rescue people from major collapses, which was also deployed to Highway 7 near Agassiz, B.C., east of Vancouver.
David Boone, team director, mentioned CBC News in a phone interview just after midnight PT that “Our understanding is there were six to 10 people that were trapped”.
Dozens of drivers shifted them over to the side of the highway after the hillside, and the road in front of them slid into the valley below.
Drive B.C. declared two mudslides on Highway 7 among Agassiz and Hope, B.C. The provincial enterprise mentioned One slide occurred at Ruby Creek and another some distance away at Mt. Woodside.
Several mudslides closed the toll road close to Agassiz on Sunday nighttime after more than a day of heavy rainfall.
The highways contractor for the Fraser Valley, Emil Anderson Maintenance, stated crews had been operating to free cars trapped among slides. No injuries have been mentioned yet; the company stated Sunday evening.
Source: CBC News
