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Second debris flow on Highway 97 in Okanagan

By dpotenteau Global News

Posted February 22, 2019 2:21 pm

Updated February 22, 2019 2:58 pm

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Southbound traffic along Highway 97 in the Okanagan was temporarily disrupted on Friday morning because of a silt bluff slide that blocked the right lane. Global News

A second debris flow fell across part of Highway 97 in the Okanagan, temporarily affecting southbound traffic on Friday morning.

Debris from a silt bluff covered part of the highway just south of Summerland. Both southbound lanes to Penticton were closed, but have been reopened. The debris was blocking the right southbound lane.

The northbound lanes to Kelowna were unaffected.

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