Water levels, flood concerns rising in Grand Forks, B.C.
Global News
On Saturday, the regional district upgraded two evacuation alerts to evacuation orders, affecting 40 homes.
The risk of flooding and anxious concerns have risen in the small community of Grand Forks.
The question, though, is how much will the Granby and Kettle rivers rise?
On Saturday afternoon, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) upgraded two alerts for the border community to evacuation orders, with 40 homes being affected.
There are two other evacuation orders in effect for Grand Forks, along with large swaths of evacuation alerts, but mainly along the two rivers.
Earlier Saturday, the city’s mayor, Everett Baker, told Global News he thought more evacuation orders could be issued.
And, at 2 p.m., the mayor was proven right, with the RDKB upgrading an evacuation alert to an order for six residences, then another 34 along Johnson Flats.
Also at 2 p.m., the city issued a state of local emergency due to imminent danger in the Johnson Flats area.