Evacuations in B.C. Amid Risk of 'Outburst' From Glacier Lake

Evacuation order issued for properties near Pemberton because of potential glacier flooding

An evacuation order was issued Thursday for at least 24 properties in a rural community near Pemberton because of potential flooding from the Place Glacier.

Evacuations in B.C. amid risk of 'outburst' from glacier lake

Two dozen properties in southwest British Columbia have been ordered evacuated due to the risk of flooding and debris from a possible outburst of a melting glacier.

Residents northeast of Pemberton ordered to leave as glacial lake threatens to burst

Residents of a small community northeast of Pemberton, B.C., have been ordered to leave immediately due to the imminent risk of flooding from a nearby glacial lake.

Evacuations in B.C. amid risk of 'outburst' from glacier lake – Energeticcity.ca

British Columbia’s provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld SQUAMISH — The risk of flooding from a melting glacier that led to two dozen properties in southwest British Columbia being ordered evacuated Thursday will likely be a problem for years, an expert says. This is the third year in a row that residents in properties in the Poole Creek and Gates Lake area, about 30 kilometres north of Pem…

Place Glacier outburst flood risk triggers evacuation order northeast of Pemberton

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District issued an evacuation order for residents of 24 properties in the Poole Creek and Gates Lake The post Place Glacier outburst flood risk triggers evacuation order northeast of Pemberton appeared first on The Squamish Reporter.

Evacuations in B.C. amid risk of ‘outburst’ from glacier lake

SQUAMISH — The risk of flooding from a melting glacier that led to two dozen properties in southwest British Columbia being ordered evacuated Thursday will likely be a problem for years, an expert says. This is the third year in a row that residents i...