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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2021
- The Coquihalla highway and area suffers major washouts in the 2021 November rain storm. The river has no mercy as it take trees, bridges, roads, a motor home and car.
The couple that lost their motorhome and car - Link to GoFund:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-marsh...
I was out there 3 weeks ago just as the heavy rain was starting, and stopped at the truckstop at Hope.
There’s a helicopter base right across the road from the truckstop and the helicopters were up and practicing transporting people from a ground pickup, using the cable. Lifting them up and transporting to another onsite location a quarter mile away. Dropping them off onto the ground, coming back to the original spot, picked up two people the next time and transporting them still on the end of the cable, to where they dropped off the first one. They did this in the fog and rain for over an hour.
Now they get to do this in real time as a real rescue.
My hat is off to these dedicated souls. A lot of respect for this.
So they knew something was coming. ???
Our Armed Forces are amazing. Talk about timing. The really work hard at readiness. Much respect. Love them. We are really lucky to have them.
@@conformealcorazondeDios15 I don’t think anybody saw this coming. This was a random rescue training operation. More for mountain rescue of individuals stranded in the snow. And that happens every year.
These people have never seen the amount of rain that they got here this year.
I don’t know the exact amount, but it was close to 27 inches of rain in a week. Mountains everywhere… and it all flows downhill. That’s why Merrit is totally flooded out. They’re down in the valley with mountains flanking on all sides.
Merritt is flooded to Hurricane Katrina standards of New Orleans.
@@chuckhelson3744 that's crazy, i have been watching the news and just cant believe it, Im in Langley all good here, but, my work is in Chilliwack and I haven't be able to work cause road closure, not sure if why 1 is open by now.
@@conformealcorazondeDios15 Of course they knew it was coming because the weather is controlled.
That was mine and my fiancé’s car and rv, we had to leave our truck and cube van on the other side of caroline mines while we were airlifted out.
I'm glad you guys are safe
We were glad to hear that you're all safe. We called it in when we first saw it.
did the helicopter land near you or were you midair lifted in the basket or?
They landed near us, we lived in that rv, we lost our rv, and 3 vehicles along with everything we owned other than a pair of clothes
Thank you for posting, at the same time it hurts because everything we worked for; our lives were washed away, but we got out with our actual lives when there was times we weren’t certain we would make it out at all.
We have a big campaign in Australia from our Emergency Services and it is really drilled into us - IF IT’S FLOODED, FORGET IT!!
Please don’t drive through water, you never know what has happened to the road/ground underneath. So many people lose their lives this way. Stay safe!
In Oklahoma we are prone to having flash floods, our motto: “Don’t drown, go around.” The power of water is not to be taken lightly. Prayers for everyone in harm’s way.
Smart advice.
I live in North Queensland, roads can disappear during floodwaters. The amount of people that drive through seemingly shallow, fast moving water, only to sink up to their windows. Not just that, high tide along with the flood can blow manhole covers off the stormwater lines, the cars I've seen stuck cause the wheels fallen down a 600mm wide manhole shaft.
@@purplemnkydshwshr A somebody from FNQ I find that a tad bit melodramatic.
@@Thyalwaysseek It's not really, I live in Townsville, this city has crap flood mitigation, within the last few years they finally "floodproofed" a road that went under during high tide.
"Bridge is looking sketchy so we're not gonna walk out too far" - he says while standing in the middle of the bridge
I personally feel that because me with family drive from Kelowna through Merritt , Princeton , Hope , Chilliwack To Abbotsford 6 Hrs. continuous in rain It was terrible. thanks god we come to home safely.
Stay at home . The best place to be unless you live in the flooded area.👍
Thank heavens you made it home safely!
✌❤🙏
Wow, aren't you worried you might drive into the river?
It's so annoying
Same here I was driving from princton the day the rains and the flooding and all the landslides happened, their was a few washout that happened less then a hundred feet from our car, im really fortunate we didn't get stuck or worse, but im really feeling for the families who are being hit by this, especially the farmers
The power of the water is amazing. My heart is with all those impacted by nature's rampage. Stay safe and love from Winnipeg.
“Power of the water is amazing”…have you never seen the Grand Canyon?
Its not the water... Its the gravity!
I am soo GRATEFUL to you for keeping us updated on this disaster.
I hope the best for everyone, tough year for BC
It's been a crazy six months here in BC. Thanks for your thoughts. Cheers to ya from the Fraser"Flooded" Valley.
@@paulipuhakka8788 you’re in our prayers. If I wasn’t up at work I’d drive out there from Saskatchewan to lend a hand .
Like the Canadian unity in this comment section, thanks! 🇨🇦
@@jonurton7826 thank you 👍
@@ON-YT 👍 from Chilliwack (Fraser Valley)
Dude, erosion is no joke. You're getting way to close, especially walking on those bridges. Things can give way faster than you can react.
Yea i couldn’t believe he actually went even near those bridges, this dude should be careful or he’s gonna get severely injured at least
You can't see it in this video, but later there are several steamshovels parked mere meters from the edge of the bridge. So if they're fine, he's fine.
Relax. These guys are backcountry boys. They know what’s up.
But it’s cool you are all concerned. Best thing about Canada. We are united.
@@gambit3228 thanks for having our back, we know the risks, it's definitely not for everyone
Wow I’d be so careful with sink holes. You never know what’s going on underneath.
This is awful! But I’ve seen people rescuing cows and herds of horses. You are brave and compassionate people. Know that people all over the world are praying for you. You will prevail!
waste of time
Praying isn’t going to do anything. We need to fix our climate crisis.
@@bradkenny1506 they are fixing the climate crises, they have been executing them, they will not be able to use weather manipulation machines again, the man above is very angry with all the evilness that has been going on over the last 100 plus years, he is helping destroy the tunnels
@@thunderbird97 We are not fixing it, we are destroying it. I’m not talking about weather manipulation, I’m talking about climate. And give me one name of someone who was executed for manipulating the weather. Holding a belief in a “man upstairs” whichever “man” you believe in,(there’s roughly 8,000) is arguably dangerous. There is nobody to answer us, we need to solve our problems on our own and if we don’t then there are natural consequences. Holding that belief makes many feel comfortable with ignoring things that matter. Either they think someone is in control and we need to leave it to them, or that intervening will somehow be an insult to this imaginary character. Either way it’s a terrible excuse to just sit back and not act. Fun fact for you too, when lights, particularly street lights, were invented the catholic church tried to push back on their invention and installation because they thought it was perfectly clear when god wanted us to see and when he did not, meaning day and night. So the belief in a higher deity unarguably causes problems and resistance for our society moving forward.
Thank you for understanding the animals are precious to us although we in BC will feel the effects of this flood for a very long time. God bless you!
As someone who almost died in my car during recent floods in NJ, I can assure you this guy was taking his life in his hands driving in that water. Literally one second is all it takes to take your car wherever it wants.
aye yo the water wasnt even passed his tires relax i live in the town and it was driveable in some spots
They are putting themselves and the rescue workers in grave danger.
Did it have a shit soundtrack like this?
Here in Queensland the government , every year posts warnings every year with the message " if it's flooded,forget it!" but every year a 4x4 or car gets washed away and people drown.
@@austin7679 it's washing out entire bridges man this is capable of killing people
4:35 could easily result in the death of the driver if they didn't get out
I was just happy that most of the resurfacing of the asphalt and related repairs on the Coquahalla were pretty much done for the season…
Please leave this to the drones. Too many people need rescuing, already. Be safe.
Even drones shouldn't be flying when rescue helicopters are present (or not in this case firefighting aircraft are near).
I understand your point however and agree these guys should not have been taking risks when the emergency services were already overwhelmed.
@@Bu9PowderDust absolutely right. I was thinking of news or survey drones (they would have been given clearance, for their flight path, wouldn’t they?). All lookie loo people on the ground and in the air need to stay home. Rescue workers don’t need the complications.
This is my daily route as a truck driver from Kelowna to Surrey, but I'm on my days off. Stay safe everyone!
Ofcourse it is with that user name
Kelowna got a bad storm!! My fence was nearly teared down and I found a tree branch almost snapped off!!
Better get a boating license
*was your daily route
3 month vacation now
My Dad built those bridges, and the footings are strong, but seeing years of his work get so heavily damaged breaks my heart. He says we are looking at approx 3 to 6 months for repairs like this...
I am so glad people are safe and getting to safety after such a scary weekend. RIP to the poor lady that was killed in one of the slides.
3-6 months in a time when you have materials readily available. I'd be very surprised if they have it back open next summer (apart from building it into a temporary dirt road.
My dad did too! Maybe he knew your dad
@@martenkerkhoff6600 Both your dads should pool their resources together and offer to take everybody out for pizza, that would be the proper way to proceed in this matter.
@@malibustacy3606 or maybe we all could since these men built such a historic and imperative part of B.C. travel ❤ it'd be amazing to hear the stories they have!
Engineers... Nice, I'm enrolled in Civil Engineering now and appreciate structures more than ever...
The picture-in-picture of where the campground used to be is the most impressive part. Thanks for sharing, man.
The way the water just took that tree like it was a twig…
I know the exact location of that camp site, the volume of water at the river was incredible!
Such a beautiful area. I pray ppl and pets are ok🙏🥺
Sending prayers from Alberta
Prayers are useless, send bridges. 😂
This had 2 of my biggest nightmares, tunnels and the possibility of drowning. I'm having chest pains but I can't look away.
I just can't imagine 😔 I'm so very sorry. From Ontario ❤ 🌹
Seeing this devastation puts a chill down my spine. Brings back a lot of the memories of the 2013 Alberta floods. Be safe out there.
Having lived through that, I doubt I'll ever forget it. Repairs to Bow river banks in Calgary are still ongoing, 7 yrs later.
I thought it was 2012 in Alberta?
@@Enviros 2013, there was also a flood in 2005 but nowhere near the devastation.
@@Enviros Yeah 2013. Can't forget it...
@@Enviros Nah, I moved away late that year...never saw the floods.
Prayers for all from Maine.
Damn. I recognize a lot of the area because when I was a child my family would occasionally visit and I’m a fan of the show “Highway Thru Hell”.
I came home from Vancouver the day before this happened. Thank gosh I made it home when I did
Oh man, when this is over the engineers are going to have one hell of a headache fixing all of this.
by headache you mean absolutely massive paycheques right? :D
More burden on us tax payers too.
Engineers and fix don't go together
Engineers will tell people how they want to fix it. The actual tradesmen will tell them half their ideas don't work in reality and fix it the way they know that works in the real world. Not some imagined cartoon on a piece of paper with no idea how to realize it.
@@dootdoot1867 you are correct
This is terrifying! Great footage guys! Very heartbreaking.
Prayers from New Mexico
Thank you so much for keeping us updated 🙏🏼 God bless
Omg unbelievable! How r they gonna fix the overpass on the coquihalla this time of year ? If you’re not battling rushing waters you’ll be battling snow ice freezing temps what a engineering nightmare ! Winter hasn’t even begun .
it's not even that, the problem will be getting the steel beams and other materials in.
@@JoshuaPetersMuscles It could be months before the highway is open again. I wonder if the old route held up? If not then Canada is pretty much cut in half.
Maybe Army Corps of Engineers can come up with something.
@@marvindebot3264 hard to say, because it’s not just putting the road back to what is was, as some of those rivers will now be relocated to where the road used to be.
@@kayekaye251 it’ll have to be but I doubt they’re at the level the states core is when California flooded and they rebuilt that in a couple months
Thanks for your videos. I am so sorry for what you are all going through over there, so much damage, this is horrendous. I feel that I know the area and the the Coquihalla highway thanks to the many 'Highway thru Hell' videos I have watched over the years. (Jamie Davis is in Hope). Best wishes to you all from the UK.
This is terrifying. Thoughts and prayers from Ontario 🇨🇦
Damn, we were just out there last week. Dodged a bullet for sure. Stay safe all.
“How high’s the water Mama?” “Four feet high and rising”
all those trees are dropping because of the hydraulic undercutting of the rushing water mass. What TF is anyone doing parking and videoing anywhere NEAR this???
Plus the ground is saturated providing no stability.
Who cares
Dwight, stick to the city where you feel safe.
Thanks for posting this, gives scale to the situation.
Great video, this is unbelievable. I don't think people understand how bad this is yet. With that bridge gone and others as well, Highway 1 is dead for traffic in either direction. This could last for a long time. The main arteries feeding into and out of the lower mainland are essentially cut off. That washed out section near Lytton has completely cut the Fraser Canyon off from detouring through Kamloops. The Princeton Highway through Manning Park has washouts and slides too. This is big-time and the effects on millions of people does not look good.
How are the rail lines doing?
@@gragor11 I’ve got a buddy who works for CN and he said some of the rail lines were damaged mainly on highway 1
@@brodypatton3408 Yes. That would be the place all right. Great potential for slide damage of course but creek washouts as well. Just working out how cut off the rest of Canada really is. Thanks for the update.
@@paulipuhakka8788 most likely. Watch out for Cascadia waking up.
@@brodypatton3408 CP rail has diverted their trains way up north thru Prince George sharing track with CN.
This is some of the most beautiful parts on the highway! Same with Sumas prairie, I've always enjoyed the sceneries.
I’m pretty sure I just aged 10 years watching you guys walk across those bridges. You guys are nuts!!! Stay safe. Great footage though ;)
I know right the comments from people about driving thru water compared to the standing on bridges that are very likely to collapse any moment and having no clue the danger they are in.
It has always amazed me how the ignorant avoid death and serious injury. Just think if they were washed away or the asphalt collapsed underneath them we’d need to put warning signs up on ever bridge not to walk or drive on it in a wash out conditions
"these bridges look sketchy as fuck..." lets walk over them!
@@dans8149 very away of the risks, thanks for the concerns.
It’s so sad what happened this passed weekend. I’ve lived on Vancouver Island for most of my life and I have never experienced rainfall to this degree in such a short span of time. I am truly worry about our supply chain. I hope everyone in the affected parts of B.C. are safe.
Same. I was born in Victoria (52 years ago) and never experienced that much rain in two days ever. We really need an alternative to the Malahat!
Prayers lifted up for the people of Canada.
The US is having problems with its supply chain. Groceries are being depleted. Shelves left with small amounts of food. I hope that you can get supplies in to all the people caught in this storm.
@@djamesv Born in Brandon Manitoba, but have lived on Vancouver Island since 1953, and yup this particular atmospheric river is unprecedented in our lifetimes, but I wouldn’t bet that something as damaging can’t happen again before the end of this decade. The only thing I do feel confident to predict is the complete lack of will (some might make an anatomical reference) of any political party to spearhead the campaign to build such an additional artery along an already identified route; but several more million dollar studies, well, hell yeah.
@@fonkenful Totally agree. The Malahat was fine for a long time, but it is time for a reliable supply route if nothing else.
I'm a risk taker and every fibre in my body would say get off that bridge
It's like you found the most dangerous spot to stand every time and started filming. Fantastic footage, but I can't keep it to myself that is absolutely beyond stupid to stand on a bridge that is literally collapsing as you stand on it. Then to keep doing it on and around all the other bridges.
Thanks for the concern Jacob, the footage only shows a portion of what actually went on. The Stebros are all trained professionals. Matt and Jer have been trained with Search and Rescue, they spent many years doing highway recovery. Mark was in law enforcement and trained in risk management.
I think I'll stick with the cold, windchill, snowstorms and blizzards here in friendly Manitoba. We also know floods, I hope everyone gets out alright.
Agree ❄️
Yeah I can't complain about the snow any more!
Thank you for this video. I only pray my friends in Hope are all OK.
Repent. Te end is near. Only Jesus can save you from hell and set you free.
Thank u for this video. Wow, it’s scary hearing large tree crack like a twig, seeing some of the bridge give way, the half flooded RV and that car floating with the flood water like a rubber ducky in a bathtub. U guys BECAREFUL and stay safe!!!!
Hang in there everyone. Things will get better. Be strong.
Things will be muxh WORSE before the Rapture and Anticrist who is demaning the Mark of the Beast. REPENT. Jesus loves you and died for your sins.
@@peroddvarfinsdahl2986 holy shit ur fucked. Much wow.
more rain next week lol. Fucked up.
@@peroddvarfinsdahl2986 amen
@@dougismakis4828 you are corrupted
Why are you standing on the bridge?!?!
Unbelievable! Had breakfast at a rest area in the same area a few years back. Peaceful summer morning. River flowing fast and crystal clear. Hard to believe it's the same river!
Its nature can change rapidly in response to a lot of water getting dumped in a short time. Awestruck with the volume and speed going down those channels...
Please DO NOT drive into any area where the road is covered with water! It is difficult to know how deep or how fast the water is flowing!!
or if there is still a road. It could be washed away under the surface
Everyone has known since like 2008 that TH-cam views are more important than life, duh…
And unseen debris moving below the waters surface as well.
Remember the phrase "Turn around, don't drown"
It may not have occurred to all you keboard warrior experts out there, but people actually live where this is happening. It's called taking stock of the situation.
Thats why I got my ferd f teen thousand the only truck that is built ferd safety
Sending love to you all up there, from your neighbors to the south in Sumner Washington. Stay safe please.
Sadly reinds me of when Fran came thru the Shenandoah valley hitting us hard. I lived just outside of Luray at the time almost didn't get home all roads washed out, had neighbors lose everything.
standing in front of a washing out bridge with water rushing TOWARD you perhaps is not the smartest thing one can do.
The debris alone is scary as hell!
I’m in northern bc but I’m sending my prayers to everyone who has been effected by this
Arent your routes to other parts of the country affected by the floods? Food, supplies?
@@macking104 Nope not the north we still have full highway connections east and west. Those flood waters are impossible to reach the north as we`re 800 meters plus above sea level.
@Gopher whereabouts in the north? PG?
@@leemer1Quesnel to be exact
@@macking104 we’ve been cut off so, we are currently waiting for food and supplies
Posting from Kamloops (for the foreseeable future, as I cannot reach the Lower Mainland.) My heart goes out to everyone who's been impacted by this, especially those who have been displaced from their homes or spent nights in the middle of the highway. We'll get through this.
Only way through is apparently through USA. Only time will tell.
You don’t want to come down to the city. It’s much nicer up there 😂😂
Props SteBros for capturing these incredible images...it was risky to go out under those conditions. Please stay safe everyone. Thank you SteBros.
Thanks A TON for some footage of epic proportions! OMG really cranky rivers flowing there man wow! Unreal to see this happening but stuff happens I get it!
Thanks for the incredible video. Stay safe.
Man, that is frigging crazy. I always drove the Coq when I lived in BC. It is so strange to see the highways and roads in these conditions. Very surreal! Watching a tree fall and get swept away in real time.
Always used to go up the Coquihalla on summer vacation. So sad to see all the damage caused by this storm.
Incredible footage bud, thanx very much for being awesome, and keeping people informed and safe.
Such powerful rivers & land issues.Thank you for showing May the BC ppl overcome!
The roads will be rebuilt next year. The homes , sadly aren't covered by this loss, but I'm more saddened by cows and hogs drowning in their stalls
Such a tragedy! The farm animals rely on us humans for safety
Hard to imagine the Coquihalla being re opened before mid 2023
Home insurance should cover overland flooding I believe. One would hope. It takes years for an area to recover and get anywhere back to normal. Ask anyone that was in Calgary and southern Alberta from 2013 on. Expect everyone's insurance to jump, regardless of where you live in Canada.
@@alan4sure I live next to the Glenmore reservoir, We were lucky being so close and not getting much flooding damage
@@alan4sure I checked with our home insurance and due to living near a flood plain they only cover us for $5,000 with a $2,000 deductable. 😐 Luckily we didn't get flooded this time.
Nice job presenting the actual situation. The regular news has been too vague. This footage prepares us for a realistic minimal 1-2 month outlook on repair (temporary bailey bridges) work for this travel corridor.
My work has had me traveling this route every week for the past 7yrs. Thankfully new contracts have enabled me to no longer depend on this routine. I feel for others whose way of life will be heavily impacted. Be safe. Hang in there!
Will McCutcheon>> No lie I spent a couple hours channel surfing down here in the Seattle area and we are getting just snippets, both on the local channels and cable news. I stayed with those sources just to see what they had out of frustration having married a Canadian and lived in the Lower Mainland for 12 years before the call of the Big Job Opportunity drew us here in the 90's and we never went back. But the online CBC feed is almost as useless. Thank God the netizens are getting out there and providing us with the real footage and locations, etc. I can imagine a time when people getting paid to be journalist will virtually disappear because this is what all their efforts produce, You stay safe out there, too!
@@anna-lisagirling7424 ... indeed eh! How hard would it have been to simply take a helicopter up along the highway and just film a general overview. Go up the #5 then come down the #1 or #3 etc.
Keep safe in Seattle!
1-2 months isn’t plausible, the damage is far too extensive. Also, concrete doesn’t cure in subzero temps.
Wow!! You were taking some risk getting this video, but we’re wary of the river’s edge. Well done. Thanks for the video. I was definitely fascinated. I know the area as I drive over that highway 3-4 times a year for decades. Now I guess I will have to fly to Victoria for a while,,,,,.
All campfire bans have effectively been lifted.😃👍🏾
don't be so sure, this is BC afterall.
Watering restrictions are still in place in Victoria ;)
@@djamesv You win the internets.
Thanks for covering this guys. Hope everyone made it out. Stay safe ❤️
Unreal so crazy! Here on the Southern Gulf Islands you wouldn't even know we had all that rain. High and dry here. I feel for people that lost so much in those floods on the mainland
This brings me back to southern Alberta in 2013... only 8 years ago!
Saw you fellas in the little red truck today on 200th, turning back east i assume. Thanks for the update videos during and after the storm, great to have the local view on things.
What a catastrophic event. I won't like this video only because of all the loss everywhere. So sad. God help and God bless all that are affected. Sure wished all that water could be diverted to Lake Powell and lake mead, and all the lakes in California. Be safe everyone. 🙏
@danny Meinberg Liking a video isn't a celebration of the events in the video. It's not even that you agree with the video subject. It's about getting more people to see the video and subject. Liking the video is adding to the TH-cam algorithm and analytics so that it will pop up on more people's incoming feeds.
Once my Civil Engineer professor told us in the class... Never underestimate the power of water.
Water is the most destructive force on this planet for sure.
Even with federal help, the army and airforce and if all the road work and construction guys from the whole country came out there it’s going to take months to fix all the bridge damage alone.
That’s crazy being so close to a raging rivers, could change in a flash
Thats some extensive damage. Much like the flood of Calgary in 2013. Thanks for sharing.
great footage!@
that floating car going down the river at the end was just Terrible!!
Take care of yourselves and each other, everyone. You can rebuild later. Praying for you all. 🇺🇸❤️.
Shawna, THANK YOU for Remembering 🇨🇦 ( North America) as the Great Little Brother we are. We appreciate Kindness & Support, Especially from Big Brother 🇺🇸🙏❤️
Thanks for the footage. No thanks for watching you walk on that bridge.
Was that the silver car that was parked on the side of the road going down the river?
That's what I was thinking too.
Yes it is, belonged to the camper owners, they lost everything they own bar their lives and the clothes they stood in.
@@marvindebot3264 I had wondered why it was left on the river side of the road. That amount of debris and energy, it's going to undercut the road.
Stay safe everyone, keep off the roads and lets wait this one out
This reminds me of the 2011 floods in Queensland Australia devastating stuff.
Great job getting the images out!
Thanks for sharing.
Wow, flooding is so unpredictable, hope everyone was safe. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant coverage guys! Thank you for getting out there, identifying the locations and getting it loaded up here for us in such a timely fashion. You've done something important here.
can we just take a second to admire the fact that the bridge's foundations were obviously done perfectly!
Respect to You and your amazing channel from Vancouver BC Canada 🇨🇦
Fantastic! Thanks for the footage!
thanks for sharing, man.
Thank you for sharing this! Stay safe! GOD BLESS!!
You can tell there is a lot of friction and banging between the debris by how the bark is stripped from the trees floating there. Any boat would be crushes to bits.
Thank You for sharing and posting. Bless, Protect and Speed Everyone
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Love & Lights from Alberta ..... stay safe
In this case, it’s better to stay at home and hope everyone is safe.
Some of thee best video I've seen. Thanks for posting!
That is insane. hope you guys are staying safe.
We are with you stay safe from QUébec city🥺
SUPER, NATURAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
Super Dangerous British Columbia.
Awesome footage, thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing glad your all safe