VICTORIA—The death toll from the devastating mudslides in British Columbia climbed to four on Saturday after police recovered three more bodies from one particularly hard−hit area in the southern part of the province. The RCMP announced the recoveries in a morning statement, though noted the bodies of the three men were recovered earlier in the week. The Mounties said the men were found in an area east of Agassiz along Highway 7 and a section of Highway 99, known as the Duffy Lake Road. The discovery comes days after a woman’s body was recovered near the same area on Monday. The search for a fifth person missing after the mudslides has been suspended, though that person is not currently counted among the dead. “All current search efforts have been exhausted and discussions are underway as to how and when, best to proceed,” Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said in a statement. …
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