The Fraser River flood of 1948 was the most devastating flooding to hit Greater Vancouver in living memory. That year's floods had more than 2,300 homes were destroyed, 16,00 people displaced, and a great number of livestock killed. The population of the Lower Fraser Valley at the time was only around 50,000. At the flood's height, the water level measured 7.6 m. The areas of Abbotsford and northern Langley were particularly hard hit. The Canadian National Railway line and the Trans-Canada Highway rail lines were flooded, cutting southwestern BC off from the rest of Canada. When the waters receded, 10 were dead and 1,500 were left homeless, and between $150 and 210 million in damage had been inflicted on the area[1][2][3]
^"From the Archives: The 1894 and 1948 Fraser Valley floods". vancouversun. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
^CBC archive video: 1948 floods in B.C., retrieved 2022-11-29
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