The Coquihalla (Highway 5) has reopened after a 20-hour closure that left hundreds of people trapped in their cars overnight. Highway 1 is closed from Yale to the Highway 12 junction at Lytton because of a high avalanche hazard. Stranded in truckOne couple was stranded in their truck on the Coquihalla near Coldwater, about 30 kilometres south of Merritt. Cars were still lined up along the Coquihalla highway Friday morning after the road closed at 6 p.m. the night before. Cars on the Coquihalla were stuck until at least 8 a.m. Friday after the road closed on Thursday afternoon.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2017 15:07 UTC