B.C. flooding: Military reconnaissance teams on the ground to assess needs
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday night that 'hundreds' of Canadian Forces members have been deployed as the work gets underway.
Additional military teams are now on the ground and in the air around British Columbia as part of emergency assistance efforts as the province grapples with catastrophic flooding.
The Canadian Forces sent in an additional Hercules search-and-rescue aircraft as well as a Griffon and Cyclone helicopter that will be helping with the emergency response efforts.
“Activities will include providing assistance with evacuations, transport of emergency response personnel and equipment, and area reconnaissance,” said the military in a statement earlier in the day.
Members from the military’s disaster response unit based in Edmonton are also now in B.C. and will be doing “reconnaissance and coordination” ahead of future operations and resources coming in.
The exact number of members who will be deployed remains in flux, as do the specifics for where further military assets will go in the province once officials wrap up the work to identify key needs.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday night that “hundreds” of Canadian Forces members have been deployed as the work gets underway and that the federal Incident Response Group will be meeting to look for any further ways the federal government can help.
Thousands of others are on standby, he said.
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