Floodwaters reached Highway 1 in Abbotsford, located approximately 70 kilometres southeast of Vancouver on Thursday night, prompting new evacuation orders for seven properties close to the highway as water began spilling onto the roadway.

Those orders come on top of evacuations already affecting the region. Nearly 460 properties have so far been ordered to leave and another 1,069 properties remain on evacuation alert in Abbotsford.

The city says the flooding has forced the closure of Highway 1 in both directions between Sumas Road and No.3 Rd. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area and check DriveBC for updates as conditions continue to change.

Floodwaters force new evacuation orders in Abbotsford as Highway 1 closes | CBC News

B.C. officials have expanded flood warnings and issued fresh evacuation alerts in the southern part of the province as river levels remain high — and continue to rise in some places — after an atmospheric river hit the region.

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