There are now nine properties evacuated in Cache Creek as the village is under a local state of emergency.
Emergency Operations Centre spokesperson and village councillor Wendy Coomber says the evacuation includes the Brookside Campground and two motels.
She tells NL News about 50 people were evacuated last night altogether, starting at 9 p.m.
“And the COVID-19 situation right now is just making this all the worse, because for the evacuees there’s limited accommodation and even more limited food available, because the restaurants have all cut back their hours or even closed. And there’s not too many kitchenettes available.”
Coomber says Cache Creek itself is expected to crest tonight. But she says there’s now growing concern for the Bonaparte River, as flows in that river have nearly doubled in 24 hours.
This is the fourth time in six years that the village has dealt with flooding during the spring snow melt.
This morning, the BC River Forecast Centre upgraded a flood watch to a flood warning for the Thompson Plateau, the southern Cariboo and parts of the Fraser Canyon, which includes Cache Creek, Lytton and Lillooet.
A local state of emergency has been declared in #CacheCreek due to rising water levels pic.twitter.com/cZJTXQOwum
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