B.C. Flood Survivor Warns Others To Check Insurance Amid Increase In Climate Disasters
Pam Welt, whose house collapsed on the Nicholas River last November, said she and her husband, Paulus, believed they were fully insured. “We thought we were covered,” he said. “I finally realized we had no home left. And everything we’ve worked hard for is gone.” The Velts had just started retiring to farm property along Highway 8 west of Merritt, BC, and planned to leave it to their son, who also lived with them....