A dairy farmer in Abbotsford, B.C., says the community has been coming together to help each other after an atmospheric river hit the region on Wednesday and Thursday.

“We’ve been bracing for this flooding for a couple of days now,” dairy farmer Matt Dykshoorn told Global News. “We’ve been making preparations.”

He said they have moved the younger cows from the lower barn, which was a good move because it is currently under five feet of water.

However, they kept the milking herd on the farm, but luckily the water did not reach the barn floor.

Then, about 2 p.m. on Thursday, the dike behind his farm burst and released about six feet of water in only a few hours.

“It came up higher than we thought it would,” Dykshoorn said, saying he hopes the worst is over.

“At this point, it looks l

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