By Chuck Chiang Forecasters are escalating rainfall warnings in southwest British Columbia, saying some areas could receive a deluge topping 250 millimetres in a new parade of storms that is set to drench the region. Orange warnings have been raised for west and central Vancouver Island, Howe Sound and the Sea to Sky regions, with Environment Canada warning of flooding and landslides after the “very robust” frontal system makes landfall Tuesday morning. Wild weather has been pummelling B.C. since last week and may have claimed a second victim, after the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car in Vancouver while she was crossing the road during a heavy downpour. Police noted the weather conditions when they announced that the 78-year-old woman had died in hospital on Saturday,…
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