The latest prediction of just how high Okanagan Lake is expected to rise is intensifying the flood fight. Existing protective barriers are being re-inforced and new ones are being put in place. Sandbags are in such high demand that half a million more are en route to the central Okanagan. Klaudia Van Emmerik has the latest.
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Okanagan Lake now expected to peak at a record 343.5 metres, half a metre more than forecasted just a few weeks ago
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