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Terry Glavin: The scale of the disaster unfolding in B.C. is unprecedented<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n
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The sheer damage to basic infrastructure caused by the flooding is catching everyone unprepared<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abandoned transport trucks are seen on the Trans-Canada Highway in a flooded area of Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.<\/span>\u00a0PHOTO BY DARRYL DYCK<\/span>\u00a0\/Canadian Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n
VICTORIA \u2014 At some point in the coming days the penny will drop, and we\u2019ll all be seized of the implications attending to the ongoing disaster on Canada\u2019s west coast. First the rain, then the wind, and soon, everything will be freezing. For starters, if you think the Canadian economy is beset by global \u201csupply chain\u201d bottlenecks now, you just wait.<\/p>\n

The Port of Vancouver, North Fraser, Fraser-Surrey Docks and Deltaport are now cut off from the rest of Canada, by road and by rail. Both CN Rail and CP Rail are assessing the extent of the damage to their rail lines in the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon districts. Neither company knows when the trains will be moving again.<\/p>\n

The worst rail disruptions may last only a few days, but the Coquihalla Highway \u2014 the main road route connecting Metro Vancouver with British Columbia\u2019s southern interior and points east, with roughly three-quarters of a million commercial truck transits every year \u2014 is gone. Deputy British Columbia Premier Mike Farnsworth says it may take \u201cseveral weeks or months\u201d to re-open the highway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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