2021 BC floods disrupted dialysis patients' access, highlighting need for emergency plans.

Climate change disasters, like the record-breaking floods in BC, require emergency plans for dialysis patients, say experts. In November 2021, such disasters made it impossible for patients like Mitchell Dyck to reach their dialysis treatments, necessitating helicopter transport. Dyck, who has a genetic disease affecting his kidney function, had to be flown to hospital when roads were closed, highlighting the need for emergency plans for this vulnerable population.