UPDATE:
An evacuation order for properties in Okanagan Falls has been rescinded and residents along Shuttleworth Creek can return to their properties.
“The threat of flooding from Shuttleworth Creek in Okanagan Falls, BC has been reduced,” the RDOS says.
An evacuation alert remains in place and if conditions revert back to a threat to life safety, an evacuation order may need to be reissued.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Over 50 properties in Okanagan Falls are under evacuation order due to flooding.
The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS) issued the order citing immediate danger to life safety due to flooding along Shuttleworth Creek in electoral area D.
Members of the RCMP, local fire department and other applicable agencies will be expediting the action, says the RDOS.
“RDOS and local authorities need to access the area and conduct works to mitigate risk and return Shuttleworth Creek back within its banks. Equipment and personnel will be on-site to commence additional and strategic armouring,” a release from the RDOS read.
Residents of the 54 properties will be allowed back to their properties once the work is done, the RDOS said.
Evacuees are requested to check in with Emergency Support Services (ESS) at the Penticton Community Centre.
Anyone needing further assistance can contact the RDOS Emergency Operations Centre at 250-490-4225.
Flooding in Okanagan Falls has led to the evacuation of 54 residents in the 14th Avenue/Brockie Place neighbourhood, where a small river is flowing through people’s properties. (Lyonel Doherty photo)
BC Wildfire crews help with sandbagging efforts on 14th Avenue in Okanagan Falls where major flooding has uprooted 54 residents. (Lyonel Doherty photo)
