Videos on X show Vancouver looking completely unrecognizable underwater due to heavy rain

Weather threats, particularly flooding, are occurring all over the world. Severe weather caused flooding in parts of Italy, while La Niña could cause further complications for California’s winter weather in the future.

There is also currently heavy rain in Vancouver. The result was flooding throughout the entire area. Streets are flooded and houses no longer look recognizable under water.

Let’s take a look at the details and footage of the floods posted on X from various users in Vancouver’s troubled areas.

An atmospheric river brought over 150mm of rain over Vancouver

Multiple alerts have been issued across Vancouver in the last 24 hours. West Vancouver Police issued a warning to residents, noting the westbound and eastbound on-ramps to #BCHwy1 at 21st Street were completely flooded and closed.

This was all caused by an atmospheric river that drenched the lower mainland. 150mm of rain fell across the region. The flooding caused chaos as BC Hydro crews were delayed due to the flooding. ​​​​​​​

A second rainfall was expected on Sunday, bringing between 20 and 40 mm of rain to the Lower Mainland and 40 to 60 mm to the North Shore Mountains.

Several road closures have been announced, while police are advising locals to stay away from flooded areas to give rescue workers freedom of movement.

Several videos have now been posted X Shows the flood damage to date.

In addition to the flooding, there are other issues that authorities in Vancouver are currently dealing with.

Traffic and water problems also occurred in Vancouver during the floods

Residents in the Vancouver metropolitan area are also increasingly concerned about the cloudy consistency of tap water. This happened due to the heavy rains. Nevertheless, the officials determined that the water was completely fine.

“As a result, for safety reasons, treatment and disinfection levels have been increased and Metro Vancouver is operating the water system to maximize water quality.”

In view of the road closures due to flooding, public transport in Vancouver also had to take detours. The Expo The line changed routes between the Columbia and Scott road stations, but was later restored The Vancouver Sun.

Bus service to Deep Cove was also suspended due to flooding. Businesses and homes on the North Coast are particularly in distress at the moment due to excessive rainfall.