The torrential rains, landslides and floods that have hit British Columbia in western Canada in recent days have caused at least one death and thousands of displaced people.
Local authorities announced this last night.
"A woman's body was found in a landslide on Highway 99 on Monday morning near Lillooet (250 km north of Vancouver) and searches continue today," announced the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the federal police. , in a press release.
"The total number of missing people and vehicles has not been confirmed," authorities said.
About 7,000 residents of the city of Merritt, located 300km northeast of Vancouver, were evacuated on Monday.
"We expect this evacuation order to remain in effect for more than a week," Council said yesterday.