Communities in B.C.’s central and southern Interior are bracing for more flooding. In Parker Cove, near Vernon, residents and volunteers have been filling sandbags for days.
“We’ve been going for six days and we’re still fighting this thing and the water’s still raging,” said resident Robert Burns.Homes, roads, properties and vehicles have already been damaged by fast-moving floodwaters.“No, I don’t really safe because I know what the creek can do,” said one resident named John.The swollen creek is also a threat to infrastructure nearby.
“If we lose that bridge…transportation and movement south on Westside Road will no longer be passable,” he said.Whiteman's Creek has overflowed, and sandbagging efforts have been non-stop for six days in Parker's Cove, B.C.“We’re watching a certain area, a section of our community that is on the east side of the river here that we just cannot protect,” said Grand Forks Mayor Everett Baker.
Five years ago, floods ravaged Grand Forks, but the mayor said a lot of mitigation work has been done since then. With rivers already high in many parts of the Interior and Central Kootenays, the worry is now the potential for severe rain.
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