VANCOUVER, British Columbia: The British Columbia Coroners Service has confirmed the discovery of three more bodies near the village of Pemberton, bringing to four the number of people who died in a landslide caused by heavy rains that swept vehicles off the road.The search continues for a fifth body, chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said in a statement Saturday.The mudslide occurred Monday when a wave of rock and debris covered a section of the highway between Lillooet and Pemberton.
'Efforts continued Friday to locate a fifth person reported as missing, but unfortunately those attempts were unsuccessful,' she said.The British Columbia government announced Friday it is limiting the amount of fuel people can purchase at gas stations in some parts of the province and is restricting nonessential travel as highways begin to reopen following the storms.
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