A mobile home in Lake Country May 11, 2017.
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May 13, 2018 - 1:56 PM
Warm temperatures and a high snow pack will lead to rising water which is expected from today with an estimated peak Friday.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is preparing for high water levels in the Similkameen River and Osoyoos Lake later this week, according to a media release.
The Similkameen River enters the Okanagan Valley just below Osoyoos Lake. It is expected to flow high enough to push as much as several feet of additional water back into Osoyoos Lake. Osoyoos Lake is already flooding with 53 properties and one lakefront hotel in Osoyoos and 17 properties in rural Electoral Area ‘A’ evacuated as of today, May 13.
The release says the RDOS is planning for the additional water moving into local creeks, rivers and lakes. Evacuation plans, including providing accommodation for people evacuated, have been developed. A public information meeting will be held at the Osoyoos Sonora Centre at 6:30 on Tuesday, May 15 with officials from the Town of Osoyoos, Province of BC and RDOS.
Current Evacuations
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Town of Osoyoos – 53 properties and 1 hotel evacuated
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Rural Osoyoos – 17 properties evacuated
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Tulameen (north west of Princeton, BC) – 15 properties evacuated
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Sportsmens Bowl Rd (north of Oliver, BC) – 17 properties evacuated
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Cawston – 1 property evacuated
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Green Mountain Road – 1 property evacuated
There are over 600 properties on Evacuation Alert the release says.
For inquiries call the Emergency Operations Centre: 250-490-4225.
For after-hours emergencies call the Provincial Emergency Program at 1-800-663-3456.
For more information, go to: www.rdos.bc.ca.
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