Floods and washouts in the Okanagan

There are reports of flooding up and down the Okanagan Valley following Tuesday’s heavy rain.

There are reports of washouts in the Joe Rich area, east of Kelowna, where a creek has washed out a section of Huckleberry Road.

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There’s major flooding in OK Falls where Shuttleworth Creek has breached, sending water into a subdivision in the Maple St. Area.

DriveBC reports that Highway 3 is closed 14 kilometres west of Keremeos because of flooding, with no estimated time of opening.

Highway 6 is closed 33 kiolometres west of Needles Ferry because of a washout.