Death toll hits four from record flooding in western Canada

The death toll from record flooding in western Canada has risen to four, with a fifth person still missing, local authorities said on Saturday.

Torrential rains hit southwestern British Columbia last Sunday and Monday causing widespread flooding and landslides that damaged or destroyed roads and bridges.

The body of a woman was found on Monday, near a large section of highway that had been swept away by a mudslide.

That highway, which links Vancouver to remote northern parts of the province, was reopened on Saturday for “essential travel only,” the authorities said.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Saturday that the bodies of three men listed earlier as missing have now been found near Duffey Lake, northeast of Vancouver.