Torrential rain triggers state of emergency in Fraser Valley | Unpublished
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Author: Chuck Chiang
Publication Date: December 10, 2025 - 19:11

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Torrential rain triggers state of emergency in Fraser Valley

December 10, 2025

As rain pummelled the Fraser Valley on Wednesday, poultry farmer Corry Spitters and his family started to calculate their possible losses, with memories of the devastation from flooding four years ago still vivid.

An atmospheric river is washing over southern British Columbia, triggering a state of local emergency in the Fraser Valley and the evacuation of several properties, amid warnings of up to 110 millimetres of rain in the forecast.

The B.C. River Forecast Centre has warned of possible spillover from the Nooksack River in Washington state – the same scenario that unfolded in November 2021, when overflowing rivers and flooding caused billions in damage.



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