Merritt Flooding
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‘Confidence booster’: Merritt marks flood recovery milestones for bridge and dikeThe first steel beams of the new Middlesboro Bridge were lifted into position Monday and the city has broken ground on a new dike installation following the November 2021 floods.PoliticsJul 29, 2024
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B.C. must take responsibility for flood protection infrastructure: ResearchThe research that examined the dikes in Merritt also found that the Town of Princeton and the City of Abbotsford did not properly report on their dikes.PoliticsSep 13, 2023
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More than 900 residents still displaced in Merritt, four months after floodingIt's been roughly four months since devastating flood waters caused the evacuation of the entire town of Merritt and hundreds of people remain displaced.CanadaFeb 25, 2022
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Displaced Merritt, B.C. residents concerned with flood recovery effortsHundreds of residents have yet to return to their homes, and those displaced are frustrated with the recovery process.CanadaFeb 10, 2022
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Cars, couches, propane and fuel tanks among debris from record flooding in B.C.The mayor of Abbotsford says a second waste transfer station is expected to open for "mountains" of trash left outside homes after record rainfall drenched southern B.C.WeatherDec 16, 2021
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B.C. floods caused estimated $450 million in insured damage, industry group saysThe disaster will be the most costly weather event in B.C. history, the industry organization says, and the overall economic losses are expected to be much higher.WeatherDec 9, 2021
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B.C. floods: Frustration grows as Merritt evacuees return homeMore residents in Phase 3 and 4 are able to return home in Merritt. But there is still growing frustration from property owners.EnvironmentDec 5, 2021
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B.C. floods: Large cohort of Merritt, B.C. residents given green light to return homeThe city said Friday that the risk of flooding had abated, and that Phase 3 and Phase 4 evacuation orders in its Return Home Plan had been lifted as of 2 p.m. Friday.NewsDec 3, 2021
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B.C. Floods: Province braces for yet another intense rain stormEvacuation alerts were issued along the Similkameen River and Tulameen River -- areas prone to flooding that may flood again as the weather changes.WeatherNov 28, 2021
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Flood warning issued for Merritt, B.C. as military helps fortify defences'The current trajectory of the water levels indicates that flooding in Merritt is a possibility,' the city said in a media release Sunday.EnvironmentNov 28, 2021
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