VIDEO: Cedar residents evacuated as rains, rising tide contribute to area flooding
UPDATE: 2:11 p.m. State of local emergency and evacuation orders issued for areas near the Nanaimo River, with the Little Qualicum River and Englishman River in Oceanside also affected.
A map of the impacted areas can be viewed at: rdn.bc.ca/emergency-alerts. Residents living in the affected areas have been contacted by local fire departments or search and rescue to assist with evacuations.
EARLIER: NANAIMO — Floodwaters and a rising tide are causing issues for residents in Cedar.
Extensive rain, which has washed out some area roads and forced highway closures across Vancouver Island, is also threatening some homes south of the city.