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Rebecca’s already blogged about the rainstorm [mbv] but there’s a few more notes that I’ve got. First off there was a building collapse in East Vancouver [cbc]. The four-storey building was under construction and then sort of fell over because of the storm. The CBC reports, “The Vancouver fire department said there were no injuries in the accident on Commercial Drive at Pandora Street, between Hastings Street and the waterfront.”

According to the Vancouver Sun [vs]:

In the pre-dawn hours, a tsunami watch was issued for the outer coast of the province after a strong 8.3-magnitude earthquake northeast of Japan. It was cancelled after several hours when regions of Japan and Alaska reported only minor 30-centimetre waves.

Though I can’t find confirmation anywhere online a fellow who works for the City of Vancouver said that tomorrow the city expects us all to have undrinkable brown water because of the storm. That’s through a few different people, so I’m not willing to give it scoop status quite yet. However if you’re wanting to drink water tomorrow I’d suggest filling a pitcher or something and save it in the fridge.

And tomorrow it’s going to be easy pickings if you’re in the market for a new umbrella, with abandoned ones strewn throughout the city.