Officials in flood-stricken western Canada announced travel and fuel restrictions Friday as the region grapples with supply difficulties, the latest on a list of struggles caused by torrential rains.
Record rainfall hit southwestern British Columbia Sunday and Monday resulting in landslides and flooding which destroyed roads and infrastructure and forced the temporary closure of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
“We are asking people to limit their fuel consumption and vehicle travel at this time and are putting in place orders under the provincial state of emergency to support this,” Mike Farnworth, the province’s public safety minister, said at a press conference.
Individuals will no longer be able to buy more than 30 liters (eight gallons) of fuel when going to the pump. “We are asking people not to travel through severely affected areas — for their own well-being.—AFP
