That first night may be a particular challenge, and knowing what to expect and what to do will help. Interview produced by Chris Harbord.Wondering how you will survive the first night with a puppy? We’re sharing our favorite tips and tricks for getting Tiny Spot to settle in without wreaking too much havoc on the rest of your household! Bringing a new member into your family is always exciting, but it also has moments of uncertainty as you acclimate to each other. My heart goes out to everybody who has been impacted by the floods, by the landslides, by the shortages of food." "It's just so tragic to think that these people, they have families, they have people that are looking for them, and that very easily could have been any one of us," Hughes said. RCMP have received reports of at least two other people who are still missing. Authorities confirmed Tuesday that one woman died in a landslide on Highway 99 near Lillooet. "I keep saying that it doesn't feel like I'm talking about what happened to me, but rather I'm just telling a story about something that has happened to somebody else."īut not everyone else in B.C. "I'm pretty, just, stunned that I walked away with a few minor bumps and bruises," she said. She survived the ordeal with nothing but bruises and scratches, mostly from when she climbed through her broken sunroof. Chelsey Hughes, landslide survivorĪfter a night in the hospital, Hughes is now home safe. "They were very, very kind." I keep saying that it doesn't feel like I'm talking about what happened to me, but rather I'm just telling a story about something that has happened to somebody else. "They took great care of us," Hughes said. Once they were clear of the swamp, the first responders gave them dry clothes, blankets and water. There were no trees left standing upon which rescuers could hoist ropes, so she and the others had to wade through the cold muck to get to dry land. "Oh my god, when we saw the search-and-rescue lights, it was like a breath of fresh air," she said. And I was trying to overcome time, because I did not know how long I was going to be sitting there," she said.įinally, at about 12:45 a.m., first responders arrived. I was trying to overcome my environment because I was on top of my car in the middle of this swamp, and there was nothing that I could do about it. "I'm sitting there trying to overcome my body because I was so cold. She tried to channel her inner Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete known for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures.
She took long, deep breaths in an effort to keep from convulsing and seizing from the cold. "Then I heard them trying to call 911, and then I realized that they were in the exact same situation that I was in."Ī helicopter arrives to rescue motorists trapped between two mudslides along Highway 7 near Agassiz, B.C., on Monday. At first I thought that they were help, so I was calling out and trying to get their attention, honking my horn," she said. "I had stopped and I took a deep breath and I realized I heard people behind me screaming. The landslide sent her and several other vehicles careening into a cold, wet swamp, about a kilometre off the road. "I barely had time to really process it, and my car was just hit from the right side with a wall of mud and trees," she said. That's where she was when she spotted a falling tree out of the corner of her eye. The rain was pounding and a road closure diverted her through Highway 7 between Hope and Agassiz. Hughes was driving home to Surrey from a friend's place in the Okanagan on Sunday night. Scientists told CBC News this kind of extreme rain and flooding is becoming commonplace due to climate change. I must have been."īritish Columbia has declared a state of emergency as it continues to deal with flooding, road closures and landslides after torrential rains battered the province over the weekend and Monday. And I think I was screaming, but I don't really remember. I can hear the roar of being pushed through. "I can hear the sound of it hitting my car. I was replaying that moment in my head," Hughes, a yoga instructor in Surrey, B.C., told As It Happens host Carol Off. "Last night, I just couldn't sleep at all. Chelsey Hughes hasn't been sleeping well since she was rescued from a landslide in southern B.C.