Torrential rainfall triggers flooding in Olympic Village (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Flooding on 2nd Avenue and Columbia Street in Vancouver. (Justin Kaiser / Twitter)

There are reports of localized flooding in Vancouver late this evening due to torrential rainfall.

Conditions are particularly terrible on 2nd Avenue where it intersects with the Cambie Street Bridge and Columbia Street on the southwestern corner of the Olympic Village.

At this time, deteriorating conditions have prompted Vancouver Police to shut down the seven-block-long stretch of 2nd Avenue between the Cambie Street Bridge and Main Street.

Vancouver 1, Frolic (Frolic’s sassynnew boots) 0. @NEWS1130 has been getting flood calls all night. #legit. pic.twitter.com/R8Kc0BMJA2

— Caroline Frolic (Absalom) (@CarolineFrolic) October 29, 2018

Car abandoned in an alley near West 2nd and Columbia. Can only imagine the flooded condo parking lots! #BCStorm #Vancouver #rain @DailyHiveVan @CityofVancouver @CTVVancouver @cbcnewsbc @GlobalBC pic.twitter.com/s6i99aVjIa

— The Beer Guy (@spottedinyvr) October 29, 2018

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A post shared by Vivian Demaurex (@vdemaurex) on Oct 28, 2018 at 11:12pm PDT

Photos and videos posted onto social media show large sections of 2nd Avenue submerged in water, with water spilling out onto the sidewalks and adjacent local streets.

There are even reports of cars stalled and stranded within deeper portions of the flooded areas on 2nd Avenue.

Cars damaged and stranded by street flooding in Vancouver on October 28, 2018. (Aleksandra Potkonjak / submitted)

Cars damaged and stranded by street flooding in Vancouver on October 28, 2018. (Nicolas Andre Guaiquin / submitted)

Several cars have also stalled in the middle of a flooded area on Expo Boulevard near Nelson Street on the north side of False Creek in downtown.

This poor driver didn’t make it through the new lake on Expo Blvd under Cambie Bridge. #Vancouver #flooding #TrafficAlert pic.twitter.com/olilklYuQv

— JJ (@JMumick) October 29, 2018

Lake Expo claims a second victim! #Vancouver #flooding #TrafficAlert pic.twitter.com/sNqQYYODkL

— JJ (@JMumick) October 29, 2018

Drivers are advised to take extra precautions, travel at slower speeds over water to avoid hydroplaning, and avoid flooded areas if possible.

A car damaged in a flooded parking lot in downtown Vancouver on October 28, 2018. (Nicolas Andre Guaiquin / submitted)

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A post shared by Larson R. Owston (@vancouver.real.estate.agent) on Oct 28, 2018 at 11:12pm PDT

Any other Vancouverites #flooding like we are in #OlympicVillage? The water is starting to come over the sidewalks and people are abandoning their cars. #Vancouver #rain @CityofVancouver @CTVVancouver @cbcnewsbc @GlobalBC pic.twitter.com/1akW5enixA

— Katelyn Verstraten (@kmverstraten) October 29, 2018

Stay dry #Vancouver. #BCStorm @NEWS1130 @CityNewsVAN pic.twitter.com/bn4Exj43vv

— Justin Kaiser (@JustinKaiser) October 29, 2018

Well, our station is now waterfront property. @CityNewsVAN @NEWS1130 #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/oVSTESe2Co

— Chad Harris (@ChadHarrisTV) October 29, 2018

#Vancouver 2nd Ave is just flooded.. @NEWS1130Traffic pic.twitter.com/qnEUn4YMCO

— Justin Kaiser (@JustinKaiser) October 29, 2018

West 2nd Ave now has its own tidal patterns, FYI #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/lRaBPeUb1n

— Gian-Paolo Mendoza (@gpsmendoza) October 29, 2018

Main lesson from tonight – if it looks flooded, just take a detour around it. Many, many drivers got stuck tonight in front of @CityNewsVAN at the corner of West 2nd Avenue and Columbia Street. #BCStorm 🌧⛔️⚠️ pic.twitter.com/sng7kqrZPp

— Chad Harris (@ChadHarrisTV) October 29, 2018

Didn’t expect to go for a swim tonight 🤔 #olympicvillageflood #thanksvancouver #bcstorm pic.twitter.com/5AwDWghm5W

— Angel Zheng (@angelzhng) October 29, 2018

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