The first spell of summer-like weather in British Columbia has sped up snowmelt in the mountains, causing flooding and mudslides that have prompted evacuation orders and highway closures in several areas of the province’s southern Interior.
A statement from the B.C. government says hot weather is expected to accelerate snowmelt throughout the Interior through Friday, followed by heavy rainfall.
The statement issued late Wednesday says conditions in areas that are currently flooding, including Cache Creek and Okanagan Indian Band territory, were expected to deteriorate, while “moderate flooding” was likely in Grand Forks starting Friday.
Stretches of highways 1 and 97 remain closed in
