Disaster threat from B.C. landslide’s river waters decreases, says emergency minister [Video]

The immediate danger from a landslide that blocked B.C.’s Chilcotin River is receding, but concern now turns to the impact on critical salmon runs. Chief Joe Alphonse of the Tsilhqot’in National Government wants immediate restrictions on salmon fishing, saying the Fisheries Department isn’t doing enough to protect the fish. (Aug. 6, 2024 / The Canadian Press)

VANCOUVER – A “grateful” emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along British Columbia’s Chilcotin and Fraser rivers appears to have been averted when a massive lake drained overtop of a landslide.

Bowinn Ma said high waters similar to spring runoff conditions are being observed downstream along the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers, but dangers still exist from the powerful current carrying trees and other debris. while carving away large sections of landscape.

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