A clogged area of the Chilcotin River is shown in an Aug.2, 2024 handout photo. Evacuation orders have been issued for residents close to a landslide that has blocked the Chilcotin River in B.C.'s Cariboo region.
Water has begun spilling over the landslide blocking the Chilcotin River, officials said Monday morning. The Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre told CBC News that water began moving over the dam around 9 a.m. PT.
Officials are expecting a pulse of water to carry fallen trees, organic matter and debris down the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers. Water levels along the Chilcotin River are expected to rise far above the spring melt, while water levels along the Fraser River are expected be below spring levels. "Once the water hits the Fraser River from the Chilcotin River, it'll go where it can," Pinchbeck said. "If there's enough water coming down, it will go upstream and also it will eventually flow downstream."
In total, evacuation orders stretch from near Hanceville, B.C., to where the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers meet.
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