Canada floods leave thousands of farm animals dead and more trapped

Frantic rescue operation to save livestock from submerged farms underway, with many animals in desperate need of food How bad is the Pacific north-west flooding and what caused it?Thousands of farm animals have died and many more trapped by floods in desperate need of food and water after the Pacific north-west storm battered a major hub of Canadian agriculture.Torrential rains pummelled swathes of western Canada's British Columbia and Washington state in thxe US in recent days - dumping a month's worth of rain in two days in some areas - causing floods and mudslides that swallowed stretches of highways and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. One person has been killed and several have been reported missing. Continue reading...