Savona, B.C. flash flood victims now eligible for disaster financial assistance

Savona, B.C. flash flood victims now eligible for disaster financial assistance

About 20 homes were damaged when rain pummelled the community about 45 kilometres west of Kamloops on June 30.

Savona residents eligible for Disaster Financial Assistance

The BC government says residents in Savona who were impacted by a flood over the Canada Day long weekend are now eligible for Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA). It comes after the Thompson Nicola Regional District applied to the province to open up the DFA program for Savona residents, as a number of those who were flooded out later discovered that their insurance won’t cover overland flooding. The Province says through the DFA program, eligib…

BC opens up disaster financial asstiance for Savona flooding victims

BC’s Ministry of Emergency Management  has announced new funding supports for people impacted by flash flooding in Savona earlier this month. No injuries were reported, but about 20 homes were affected by the flooding that took place on June 30. Clean up began shortly afterwards with help from volunteers from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, the Skeetchestn Indian Band and Savona Improvement District. Disaster Financial Assistance is now …