British Columbia’s Minister of Emergency Management Bowinn Ma says it appears water from an 11-kilometre lake forming behind a landslide damming the Chilcotin River is more likely to go over the top than burst in a sudden release. However, Ma says impacts downstream could still be significant. (Aug. 2, 2024 / The Canadian Press)
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Current modelling shows water from a vast lake forming behind a landslide that has dammed the Chilcotin River is more likely to go over the top than burst through in a sudden release, British Columbia’s minister of emergency management said Friday.
Bowinn Ma said the impacts downstream could still be significant depending on the distribution of the overtopping flow, and people along the Chilcotin and the connecting Fraser River may need to leave the area on short notice.
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