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April 26, 2018 - 8:29 AM
PENTICTON - An evacuation order has been issued for a home west of Penticton due to saturated ground conditions.
The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen issued a local state of emergency last night, April 26, for a section of Green Mountain Road in the Farleigh Lake area.
One home has been evacuated in the area following the discovery of cracks in the soil above the residence, according to a media release.
Geotechnical assessments are underway in the area, which the regional district has identified as an area of ongoing concern. The record high snowpack has a high potential to create slope instability and flooding, and residents in the area are being advised to monitor their properties for slippage.
Evacuation alerts were issued last week to numerous properties in the Sportsmens Bowl area north of Oliver due to high water conditions in that area.
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