B.C. gets $557M in disaster relief funding following devastating 2021 floods
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The Canadian Press
Posted February 23, 2023 12:38 pm
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The federal authorities introduced Thursday {that a} second superior cost of $557 million to the B.C. authorities by means of the Disaster Monetary Help Preparations (DFAA) program will help with restoration prices related to the devastating flooding that hit the province in 2021.
In November 2021, a once-in-a-century atmospheric river storm triggered extreme flooding, landslides, and mudslides throughout inside and coastal areas of the province.
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The flooding inundated farmland and killed hundreds of animals.
5 folks died when a mudslide washed over Freeway 99 north of Pemberton, and on the peak of the flooding, 15,000 folks had been evacuated from their houses.
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The rains swelled quite a few rivers, which washed away bridges and stretches of freeway, slicing off the Decrease Mainland from the remainder of the nation.
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This extra nearly $5.6 million brings the federal funds to the DFAA to greater than $1 billion.
The federal authorities stated the cash below the DFAA will go to tasks similar to restoring public works and infrastructure, changing or repairing primary, important property, small companies and farms.
On Tuesday, the B.C. Ministry of Emergency Administration and Local weather Readiness says it’ll add $180 million to assist tasks that assist communities put together for and mitigate the results of pure disasters.
The Insurance coverage Bureau of Canada estimated the price of insured flood harm was no less than $450 million, making it the most costly disaster in the province’s historical past.
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