Cache Creek A Raging River As Flooding Puts Several B.C. Communities On Alert
Snowmelt increasing, rain is expected to follow warm, sunny conditions later this week
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Snowmelt increasing, rain is expected to follow warm, sunny conditions later this week
The first spell of summer-like weather in British Columbia has accelerated mountain snowmelt, causing flooding and mudslides that have prompted evacuation orders and highway closures in the province's southern Interior.
Highway 3 in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia is closed in both directions in two separate locations, one closure due to a mudslide and the second because of flooding.
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A "rapid transition" into spring with a week of record-setting temperatures has accelerated mountain snowmelt, a provincial forecaster said, leading to flooding and mudslides throughout British Columbia's central and southern Interior.