Eleven families evacuated as flooding hits near Port Alberni, B.C.
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Wet weather is forcing evacuations on Vancouver Island and evacuation alerts in the Lower Mainland as rising waters threaten to flood homes.
Eleven families have been moved from the Tseshaht First Nation on Vancouver Island as the Somass River surges over its banks in low-lying areas west of Port Alberni, B.C.
An evacuation alert has also been issued for homes in Pemberton, B.C., and on the Lil’Wat First Nation, near Lillooet River. Drivers have also been warned to watch for high water levels, as creeks and rivers spill onto the road ways.
Tseshaht emergency preparedness co-ordinator Hugh Braker said the state of emergency has not been lifted and the river continued to rise Wednesday.