The Canadian Armed Forces deployed a Hercules transport aircraft, several search helicopters, and hundreds of troops to the region while putting thousands more on standby.
Defence Minister Anita Anand said three Air Force helicopters “rescued more than 300 stranded motorists and nearly 30 family pets” during the day.
Troops were tasked with “providing assistance with evacuations, transport of emergency response personnel and equipment,” a military spokesman said.
More than 1,000 travellers were stranded by mudslides, rocks, and debris between Sunday and Monday in the town of Hope, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) east of Vancouver.
In the early morning, an emergency passenger train carrying about 200 people from the town arrived in Vancouver, Via Rail told reporters.
