Hundreds of residents in British Columbia’s southern and central Interior have been warned they may have to leave quickly if floodwaters move in.
Flood warnings, watches and advisories cover about half of the province, although the areas most under threat are the Boundary and Thompson regions.
Heavy rain on Friday and today following a week of record-setting temperatures that melted the snowpack has swollen rivers and creeks and set off mudslides.
Evacuation alerts have been issued for almost 900 properties in the village of Salmo and its neighbouring communities of Erie and Ymir, as well as properties in Grand Forks and in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary….