VANCOUVER — B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says highway closures have cut off the Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province.

Greene told a news conference that the City of Abbotsford has also put about 1,000 properties under evacuation alert, while several properties in neighbouring Chilliwack were earlier put under evacuation order.

In addition to Highway 99 connecting the Lower Mainland and the Interior, closures have also hit Highway 1 where Janelle Staite with the Transportation Ministry says a “significant amount” of water is crossing the road near Hope and Highway 9.

Staite says closures are in place on Highway 7 west of Hope, Highway 3 in the Allison Pass area, and the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt

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