Floods and geological disasters in British Columbia, Canada have caused four deaths, and the province has imposed an oil restriction order.

　　China News Service, Toronto, November 21st (Reporter Yu Ruidong) According to the data updated on November 20th in British Columbia, Canada, severe floods and geological disasters in the province have caused four deaths, and one missing person has not been found yet.

　　The disappearance and death occurred in Lillooet in the Fraser Valley and near Duffy Lake in the inland area of the province. The deceased was a woman and three men.

　　The province’s autopsy service said that law enforcement and search and rescue personnel have been trying to search for people reported missing in extreme rainfall and mudslides in the past five days. Relevant departments will do their best to determine the unfortunate situation, record it, and make suggestions if possible to prevent similar deaths from happening again in the future.

　　Extreme weather, such as continuous heavy rainfall since the 14th of this month, has caused rare severe floods, landslides, mudslides and other disasters in British Columbia, located at the western end of Canada and along the Pacific coast. About 18,000 people were forced to evacuate due to the flood, nearly 10,000 houses were under evacuation orders or evacuation warnings, and a large number of farm animals died in the flood. British Columbia declared a two-week state of emergency on the 17th.

　　In order to ensure disaster relief, British Columbia announced the implementation of temporary fuel restrictions on the 19th. Ordinary people’s vehicles are only allowed to buy 30 liters of fuel at each gas station. This measure is planned to be implemented for about 10 days. This has led to long queues at oil stations in the Greater Vancouver area, and some oil stations have sold out of fuel.

　　At the same time, although some of the affected highway sections have gradually resumed traffic, British Columbia still prohibits vehicles that make "non-essential" trips from entering specific sections. The province also reminded people that drinking wells in flood-affected areas may have been polluted.

　　The meteorological department has issued an alarm, and it is expected that heavy rain, strong winds and low temperature will sweep across the northern coast of British Columbia and move south in recent days.

　　The Canadian federal government has deployed troops to assist British Columbia in flood fighting and disaster relief. The federal government and the province also set up a joint working group on supply chain to promote the full recovery of logistics as soon as possible. (End)