TNRD dealing with high water all over the region
MERRITT —Throughout the region, communities are dealing with high water causing road closures, detours, and in some cases, whole highways have been washed out.
Lower Nicola residents were cut off from Merritt, as high water shut down Highway 8 near Marshall Road over the weekend. While the bridge in the area is still intact, debris from Guichon creek spilled over the roadway, covering the surface of the highway. Some residents in the area have already been evacuated, while other parts remain under an evacuation alert.
“Properties on alert are the one nearest Guichon Creek,” Debbie Sell, TNRD Emergency Operations Centre Information Officer told CFJC Today. “Over the weekend, there were some issues with road closures… since that time, there was a reopnening… which allowed access to the residents of Lower Nicola back into Merritt.”