'Parade of storms' expected in British Columbia: Environment Canada

British Columbia's public safety minister is asking residents to pay close attention to the weather forecast as more storms are expected later this week.

Mike Farnworth says more than 65-hundred people have been registered as evacuees, and those whose homes were flooded last week are eligible for a two-thousand dollar grant through the Canadian Red Cross and the province.

Environment Canada is warning a new storm is expected to hit the B-C's inner south coast tonight, dropping 40 to 80 millimetres of rain before easing on Friday.

The weather agency says another so-called atmospheric river is forecast for the south coast on Saturday, with total accumulations from both storms expected to exceed 100 millimetres.