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1 dead as heavy rains, mudslides lash Canada
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Floods and landslides that have killed at least one person have cut all rail access to Canada鈥檚 largest port in the city of Vancouver, a spokesperson for the port said on Tuesday.
Two days of torrential rain across the Pacific province of British Columbia touched off major flooding and shut rail routes operated by Canadian Pacific Rail and Canadian National Railway, Canada鈥檚 two biggest rail companies.
鈥淎ll rail service coming to and from the Port of Vancouver is halted because of flooding in the British Columbia interior,鈥 port spokesperson Matti Polychronis said.
At least one person was killed when a mudslide swept cars off Highway 99 near Pemberton, some 160 kilometers northeast of Vancouver.
Two people were missing and search and rescue crews were combing through the rubble, officials said. Vancouver鈥檚 port moves C$550 million (US$440 million) worth of cargo a day, ranging from automobiles and finished goods to essential commodities.
The floods temporarily shut down much of the movement of wheat and canola from Canada, one of the world鈥檚 biggest grain exporters, during a busy time for trains to haul grain to the port following the harvest.
Drought has sharply reduced the size of Canada鈥檚 crops this year, meaning a rail disruption of a few days may not create a significant backlog.
Del Dosdall, senior export manager at grain handler Parrish & Heimbecker, said he expected some rail services could be restored by the weekend.
Another industry source said he expected the shutdown to last several weeks more.
Floods have also hampered pipelines. Enbridge Inc shut a segment of a British Columbia natural gas pipeline as a precaution.
The storms also forced the closure of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which carries up to 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Alberta province to the Pacific coast.
Copper and coal miner Teck Resources Limited said the floods had disrupted movement of its commodities to its export terminals, while potash exporter Canpotex Ltd said it was looking for alternatives to move the crop nutrient overseas.
Directly to the south of British Columbia, in the US state of Washington, heavy rain forced evacuations and cut off electricity for more than 150,000 households on Monday.
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