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More than 60 people rescued via helicopter after flooding in B.C. provincial park
It took rescuers 10 helicopter trips and about seven hours to airlift over 60 people from the flooding in Bugaboo Provincial Park on Sunday. Jordy Shepherd, a team member with Columbia Valley Search and Rescue, said they were first called to the popular park in the East Kootenay region around 8 a.m. local time on Aug. 17. She said the Alpine Club of Canada had informed rescuers that the creek levels were very high around the popular Conrad Kain Hut area, and that they should investigate. What rescuers discovered was the creek near the hut, and under a trail bridge, was running very fast, and the water was dirty — and about 60 hikers and campers in the area would have faced a dangerous trek out if help hadn't arrived. "It's quite fortunate that the road out, the logging road, was not compromised by this higher water," Shepherd told CBC News. "That would have been another problem, if all the vehicles were also stuck on the wrong side of a washout." As soon as rescuers realized that the hikers and campers were stranded, they set up a staging area and flew them out, after which they were taken to the trailhead to retrieve their vehicles. Shepherd said the stranded guests ranged from 10 years old all the way to about 70 years of age. "It took about seven hours total from when we were called to when we had everybody out," she said. "And we also did another flight out to a campground that's outside the park, in a further remote area." The rescuer said that a tarn — a mountain lake in the park, which has historically been popular for its rugged climbs and landscapes — had cut a channel and caused the flooding. "We noted that the upper tarn, below Bugaboo and Crescent Spires, had cut a deep channel through the glacier ice that has historically held back the tarn on that side," Shepherd told CBC News. Shephed commended the rescuers for the operation, which she said was staffed entirely by volunteers, and she was glad that campers didn't have to stay up overnight or try to brave the creek on their own. The park has much of its core area closed indefinitely, while B.C. Parks staff investigate the extent of the flooding damage.
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‘It's been very trying': Manitoba hit with extreme drought conditions
Manitoba farmers are grappling with some of the most widespread drought in recent history. CTV's Jeff Keele reports. Manitoba farmers are grappling with some of the most widespread drought in recent history. CTV's Jeff Keele reports. A drought this summer has triggered states of emergency in several municipalities—and farmers are feeling the impact. In East Selkirk, the corn stalks in Doug Martin's field are a lot shorter than usual. 'Normally this time of year, you know, it would be six to seven feet high,' said Martin. He said this year's dry conditions are impacting his crops, which also includes wheat and soybeans. 'It's been very trying,' said Martin. 'Since we seeded, the crop came up great, but you know it just never rained.' It's a similar story for wheat and canola farmer Thorsten Stanze in the RM of Morris. 'Farming is a poker game, so this year the cards are a little against us,' said Stanze. 'The yields are not great; they're a little under par, but not great.' David Lee from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said 70 per cent of the country is experiencing abnormally dry or drought conditions, with Manitoba seeing the worst of it. 'Unfortunately, Manitoba has gotten worse from a drought perspective,' said Lee. A drought monitor map showing conditions in Manitoba illustrates just how dry things are. Much of the province is covered by a dark brown colour, indicating severe drought, which is a one-in-ten-year event. There are multiple red spots in the province illustrating extreme drought, a one-in-20-year event. Lee said Manitoba received only 40 per cent of normal precipitation amounts in July. He says this is somewhat unprecedented. 'It's rare that we've seen drought this widespread,' said Lee. 'Our closest comparison would be 2023.' But, with recent rain, Martin said there's still time between now and harvest for improvements. 'You can see here the corn is still green and still filling,' he said. 'So, there's potential there for this rain to help, and the same with soybeans.'
