Reuters: in Canada, hundreds of people were trapped in a landslide, they were evacuated by helicopters 
heavy rains, blocked hundreds of people in cars on a section of a mountain highway, the authorities sent helicopters to evacuate them. A whole small town in the same area had to be evacuated due to flooding, writes Reuters.
About 275 people, including about 50 children, were trapped: the collapse made it impossible for them to leave this part of the highway. They stayed there for about a day – while work is underway to remove obstacles, their cars remained on the road.
Heavy rains lead to flooding in much of western Canada. The city of Merritt, which was threatened by severe flooding, was evacuated entirely – more than 7 thousand of its residents had to leave.
As previously reported by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, in 2021 more than 21 thousand Russians suffered from floods and floods.