VANCOUVER – The intense storm bombarding British Columbia has forced officials to evacuate the entire City of Merritt, where floodwaters have “inundated” bridges and left the local sewage treatment plant inoperable.
Some homes were evacuated overnight as unrelenting rain drenched much of the province, causing flooding, mudslides, rockslides and widespread highway closures between the Lower Mainland and Southern Interior.
This footage out of Merritt is heartbreaking.
The entire City of #Merritt is now under an evacuation order due to surging floodwaters from the Coldwater River.
The city’s mayor is urging residents to stay calm.@EmconServicesBC #BCFlood #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/k6R25Z61P2
— Alanna Kelly (@AlannaKellyNews) November 15, 2021
