— Water levels continue to rise in British Columbia’s Interior, chasing more residents from their homes. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation orders for 54 properties northwest of Merritt on Sunday, including the entire Lower Nicola Mobile Home Park. Saat says high water has breached the banks of nearby waterways, and residences in the area are at risk of flooding — if they haven’t flooded already. The River Forecast Centre has cautioned that warming temperatures have melted snow across the province, creating high streamflows in many waterways. She said the community came together Sunday to create sandbag barriers around the mobile home park.

Source: National Post May 06, 2018 22:58 UTC