Finally, Horgan declares a state of emergency.
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Days after it became clear how dire the floods innundating so much of southern B.C. have been, the province declared a state of emergency Wednesday starting at noon.
Premier John Horgan took to the podium to announce that the order will preserve basic access to services and supplies for communities across the province.
This will also bring in travel restrictions and will work to ensure essential goods, as well as medical and emergency services, can reach communities that need them.
“Our focus is on clearing, repairing and reopening roads to connect the Interior and the North to the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, to get our supply chains moving,” said Rob Fleming, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.
About 17,775 people have been evacuated because of the flooding, with 5,918 properties on Evacuation Order, and 3,632 properties on Evacuation Alert.
The state of emergency is in effect for 14 days and may be extended or rescinded as necessary.
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The declaration gives the province various powers from stopping hoarding to restricting travel in and out of flood zones.
“The order will preserve basic access to supplies across the province. We will bring in transit restrictions to ensure services get to communities that need them,” B.C. Premier John Horgan said.
“Please do not hoard items.” 
The federal government has been providing resources needed by British Columbia to deal with the ongoing situation.
On Tuesday night, they formally requested federal assistance at Sumas prairie and to support the flooding situation in general
This includes Canadian Armed Forces ground and air support. Ottawa has agreed to provide the support.
“I want people to know, first of all, that the federal government has been engaging with the local authorities, with the province, I spoke with the premier, spoke with a number of mayors last night to talk about, how people are doing in this terrifically bad situation,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
“We’re also working with them on saving people, on sending resources like our forces to support our people in this situation. But also we’ll be there for the cleanup and the rebuilding after and after these extreme weather events. It’s really going be important Canadians continue to do what we do, which is being there for each other in this difficult situation.