By Canadian Press

Landslide sets off evacuation order for those living along B.C.’s Chilcotin River

Jul 31, 2024 | 3:16 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A landslide blocking a river in British Columbia’s central Interior has injured a man and prompted the Cariboo Regional District to issue evacuation orders due to “immediate danger to life and safety” caused by flooding triggered by the slide.

The two evacuation orders span 107 square kilometres along the Chilcotin River southwest of the City of Williams Lake.

A spokesperson for the Central Cariboo Search and Rescue Team says the man was injured while trying to run away from the slide and he’s being cared for by emergency health services personnel after a rescue operation that involved a helicopter.

The regional district has also declared a state of local emergency as it tells residents to gather their family and take anyone else who may need help to get out.

It says people should take available routes north to Highway 20 and east to Williams Lake.

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The nearby Tsilhqot’in First Nation says in a statement on its Facebook page that it has activated its emergency operations centre to help those who need it.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2024.

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