Original title: 1 death caused by floods in western Canada, the largest port and railroad block
Overseas Network, November 17th According to a report from Reuters on the 17th, two days of heavy rains in western Canada caused floods and mudslides, killing at least one person and blocking the railway passage to Vancouver, Canada’s largest port.
According to reports, British Columbia, Canada, suffered heavy rainfall last weekend, causing severe floods and mudslides. The Luet region police reported on the 16th that the body of a female was found near the place where the mudslide occurred, and at least two others were missing. The mudslide also destroyed many cars, and the number of trapped people and vehicles has yet to be confirmed.
An official at the Port of Vancouver, Canada, said on the 16th that all rail services in and out of the Port of Vancouver were suspended due to flooding and mudslides. The value of cargo in and out of Vancouver port in a single day amounts to 605 million U.S. dollars (approximately 3.86 billion yuan). The main cargo includes daily necessities and finished products such as automobiles. An agricultural product exporter predicts that the railway will resume operations this weekend. Another industry insider said that the traffic blockage is expected to last for several weeks. (Overseas Net Wang Xiaoyu)
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