British Columbia, on Canada's Pacific coast, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday following floods and mudslides triggered by record rainfall, with officials predicting additional deaths.

Following record-breaking rain over southern British Columbia between Saturday and Monday, every major highway between the Lower Mainland, where Canada's third largest city, Vancouver, is located, and the province's interior has been closed off by washouts, flooding, or landslides. Late Monday, a woman's body was discovered in one of the mudslides.

“Torrential rains have led to terrible flooding that has disrupted the lives and taken lives of people across B.C. I want people to know that the federal government has been engaging with the local authorities,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Washington. “We're sending resources like the Canadian Armed Forces to support people but also we'll be there for the cleanup and the rebuilding after impacts of these extreme weather events.”

The federal government has said that the air force will be dispatched to assist with evacuations and supply lines.

Military aircraft have already assisted in the evacuation of roughly 300 individuals from a roadway where they were stuck in their cars due to a mudslide on Sunday night.