BC landslide: Communities, wildlife face danger from pulse of debris flowing down Chilcotin River

Communities in B.C. are feeling the impact of the rapid erosion of the landslide on the Chilcotin River. While the worst-case scenario did not materialize, there are warnings danger still exists from the Cariboo region to Metro Vancouver from debris flowing downstream.

Located around 100 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, the landslide came down Wednesday morning, damming the river and creating a temporary lake. About 9 a.m. Monday, water started breaching the natural dam that was formed by last week’s landslide, and by early afternoon, water and debris had reached the Fraser River.

Now that water is flowing on the Chilcotin River, attention is turning to the fate of the salmon set to return to their spawning grounds. B.C. First Nation launched an emergency task force to mitigate the impact on the precious resource still recovering from a previous landslide.

Global's Grace Ke and Catherine Urquhart have the latest.

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