An evacuation alert has now been rescinded by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District for an area north of Clearwater.
The alert was given just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday due to a risk of flooding at Second Creek Canyon, just north of Clearwater. Water has been rising over the last several days, and according to the District, “poses an imminent threat to road access.”
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The specific area that was under alert is Upper Clearwater area north of the Second Canyon Creek, and Clearwater Valley Road.
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