'Going to get through it': Abbotsford, B.C., braces for more flooding

Water that overflowed from the Nooksack River in the United States this weekend is expected to reach Abbotsford, B.C.'s struggling Sumas Prairie Monday, but the city's mayor says he's still feeling optimistic.

Water that overflowed from the Nooksack River in the United States this weekend is expected to reach Abbotsford, B.C.'s struggling Sumas Prairie Monday, but the city's mayor says he's still feeling optimistic.

Much of the region has been underwater for more than two weeks now, and with more bad weather on the way, residents are bracing for even more damage.

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Despite heavy rain Monday morning, Abbotsford’s mayor says he’s feeling a lot more optimistic about the situation.

That’s because the water that spilled over from the Nooksack is taking much longer to arrive than he expected.

“The bulk of the water that's coming took 19 hours to get here," Mayor Henry Braun said. "So that's actually good news because we were being told to expect it within four or five hours. So what that tells me is there's less volume that came over the Nooksack that is very good for us."

Aerial footage Monday showed many parts of the Sumas Prairie still under water, in some spots as deep as eight feet.