The risk of flooding has prompted more evacuation orders for residents in the Village of Cache Creek, B.C., as higher temperatures quickly melt of mountain snowpacks. In his latest order, Mayor John Ranta says about two dozen more properties have to evacuate due to the immediate danger caused by flooding of the Bonaparte River. Cache…

Rain and cooler temperatures in northeastern British Columbia will help suppression efforts for two out-of-control wildfires, but high temperatures forecast for later this week may pose a new threat, says a BC Wildfire Service spokesman. Cliff Chapman, the director of wildfire operations, told a news conference Monday that the area has not received enough precipitation to…

Canada is encouraging Sudan’s neighbours to help the country find a mediated end to recent violence, as it attempts to continue getting Canadians to safety via perilous land evacuations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he spoke this morning with Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and thanked him for the country’s “exceptional support” in hosting…

Residents in the northern New South Wales (NSW) town of Lismore have once again been asked to evacuate after flooding is forecast for the town through Tuesday. NSW State Emergency Services (SES) issued the evacuation orders on Monday night for low lying parts of north and south Lismore, with 100 to 150 millimetres (4 to…

LOS ANGELES—After a week of generally above-average temperatures, rain fell on much of the Southland on Monday, March 28, making for a wet morning drive and prompting concerns of possible flooding in Orange County hillsides. The flooding fears prompted Orange County to issue a mandatory evacuation order for the Silverado, Modjeska, and Williams canyon areas….