In Pictures: 'Storm of the century' hits Canada

Traffic at Canada’s largest port has been cut off by what local officials are calling the storm of the century. Torrential rains triggered mudslides, caused major flooding, and shut rail routes.

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November 17, 2021 at 11:27 AM

Stranded cattle are seen during a community rescue operation after rainstorms caused flooding and landslides, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, November 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cows that were stranded in a flooded barn are rescued by people in boats and a sea doo after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods, and shutting highways, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, November 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A paddler kayaks on a flooded stretch of farmland after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, November 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

This aerial handout image taken and released on November 16, 2021, by the City of Abbotsford via Twitter shows flooding on the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford, Canada.
PHOTO: CITY OF ABBOTSFORD VIA AFP

This aerial handout image taken and released on November 16, 2021, by the City of Abbotsford via Twitter shows flooding on the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford, Canada. PHOTO: CITY OF ABBOTSFORD VIA AFP

Crowds gather along the Trans-Canada highway to view flooding after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, November 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A truck is partially submerged on a flooded stretch of the Trans-Canada highway after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, November 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

People try to avoid flood waters covering a neighborhood a day after severe rain prompted the evacuation of the city of 7,000 in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada, November 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A crew member from a Royal Canadian Air Force 442 Squadron CH-149 Cormorant helicopter views a line of vehicles during the rescue of over 300 motorists stranded by mudslides, in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada November 15, 2021.
PHOTO: RCAF VIA REUTERS

Crew members from Royal Canadian Air Force 442 Squadron lead some of over 300 motorists stranded by mudslides towards a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter for their evacuation, in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada November, 15, 2021.
PHOTO: RCAF VIA REUTERS

A view of a road near Popkum following mudslides and flooding in British Columbia, Canada November 14, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media on November 15, 2021.
PHOTO: BRITISH COLUMBIA TRANSPORTATION VIA REUTERS

A car lies submerged in a ditch on a flooded stretch of road after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, November 15, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A restrooms building in Hougen Park is seen submerged after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, November 15, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A girl stands in thick mud outside a house a day after severe rain flooded the southern interior town of Princeton, British Columbia, Canada, November 16, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man rides a bicycle along the sea wall past a barge that came loose from its mooring and crashed ashore after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 15, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A sailboat lays on its side where it was driven ashore by high winds after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 15, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

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