Military deployed as Pacific north-west grapples with devastating floods

British Columbia's premier issues state of emergency and warns death toll expected to rise as one fatality confirmedTroops have been deployed in British Columbia to help stranded residents and search areas hit by landslides and floods after a powerful storm dumped a month's worth of rain in two days across a swath of the Pacific north-west in Canada and the US.The Canadian government approved a request for federal assistance from the embattled province on Wednesday, the minister of emergency preparedness Bill Blair confirmed. Continue reading...