The mayor has said that one of five homes under an evacuation order is likely lost after the river flowed through the property.
The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo, about 80 kilometres west of Kamloops, is maintaining a state of local emergency due to the risk of flooding.
Snow at higher elevations is melting quickly, and with warm weather and rain in the forecast this week, Ranta says the flooding may get even worse. The mayor is urging residents to stay away from the creek that’s become a raging river, and says the community will get back on its feet in the near future.
A flood warning is also in effect for Whiteman Creek as it flows into the east side of Okanagan Lake, where the Okanagan Indian Band has issued an evacuation order for several properties in the Parker Cove neighbourhood.
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