Langley Township residents can apply for Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) if they were impacted by flooding due to the atmospheric river between Oct. 18 and 20 last year.
DFA may compensate for the sudden, unexpected loss of uninsurable items that are essential. This may include building repairs to a principal residence, replacement of essential personal effects, as well as clean up and debris removal.
Nearly a dozen residents along 56 Avenue just south of Highway 1 experienced flooded homes and properties due to the October rain event.
Ken Uppal, one of the residents, told The Star that some properties were under five-feet of water by Sunday morning, Oct. 20.
In an email to The Star at the time, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said it was aware of the concerns about flooding "raised by residents of 264 Street interchange."
The ministry had brought in some pumps to prevent the water from rising further, according to another resident who asked not to be named.
"House and outbuildings are on higher land, but up to the driveway there's a half-kilometre of water... at its highest point maybe three feet, since Saturday morning," they told The Star.
Those impacted by the flooding can access specifics about the event and submit their DFA application online at gov.bc.ca.
Help is available to homeowners, renters, business owners, farmers, corporation-owned properties, and charitable organizations to cover uninsurable disaster-related losses. The program does not pay for losses for which insurance was reasonably and readily available.
Applications must be submitted to the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness within 90 calendar days of the event, but Township residents have until May 14.
