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Impacts from B.C. drenching mount as water levels rise
Evacuation orders now cover Pemberton, Sayward and Zeballos as flooding and sediment problems disrupt water systems and threaten more than 30 properties.
- Heavy rainfall across British Columbia triggered evacuation orders and flood warnings on Thursday, forcing the shutdown of a water treatment plant as impacts on the south coast intensify.
- The Village issued an evacuation order for Airport Road in Pemberton, including the airport and wastewater facility, citing flooding and "high-risk river levels" that threaten essential infrastructure.
- Evacuation orders expanded as The Lil issued directives from Kwetsa7 along the Lillooet River to Lillooet Lake, while about 30 properties in Zeballos face evacuation due to flooding and landslide risks.
- High flows in Newcastle Creek forced The Strathcona Regional District to issue a water conservation notice for the Village of Sayward on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island due to sediment contamination.
- Orange rainfall warnings remain in place for inland Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, and the Sea to Sky region, with further downpours expected today following a brief weather lull on Wednesday.
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Impacts from B.C. drenching mount as water levels rise
VANCOUVER - The impacts of the drenching on British Columbia's south coast have been increasing as heavy rain triggers evacuation orders and alerts, flood warnings and the shutdown of a
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