Dusty McKinnon says driving through floodwaters in Pemberton, B.C., reminded him of fording rivers in Costa Rica, as water surged over the hood of his truck.
A weather system with unseasonal warmth has melted snow in the mountains and brought drenching rain to the community 150 kilometres north of Vancouver.
It’s part of a series of atmospheric rivers — moisture-laden streams of warm Pacific air — that have been deluging the province’s South Coast since the weekend.
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