{"id":54070,"date":"2015-07-01T22:31:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=54070"},"modified":"2015-07-01T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:34:15","slug":"flash-flood-forces-evacuation-of-kamloops-b-c-homes-reception-centre-opened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/01\/flash-flood-forces-evacuation-of-kamloops-b-c-homes-reception-centre-opened\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash flood forces evacuation of Kamloops, B.C., homes; reception centre opened"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flooding at Kamloops, BC (98.3 CIFM \/ Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A late-afternoon thunderstorm that dumped torrential rains on Kamloops, B.C., has flooded a trailer park and forced to the evacuation of about 100 people, says the city’s fire chief.<\/p>\n

The storm struck Tuesday at about 4 p.m., and it wasn’t long before about a metre of water collected in the area of the Oak Hills trailer park.<\/p>\n

Initial reports suggested police evacuated 17 residents, but Fire Chief Dale McLean said the number grew by more than five times over the course of the afternoon and evening.<\/p>\n

“We’ve had a number of homes that are being evacuated and they’re being sent to our reception centre, so now our numbers for the reception centre are up around 100,” he said.<\/p>\n

Michael McDonald, a reporter with the local radio station CHNL, found himself at the heart of the story because he lives in the trailer park.<\/p>\n

“I have heard from some people that they’ve got water right in their living rooms, rivers running through their trailers is what they’ve told me,” he said.<\/p>\n

Exactly why the rain turned into a muddy river and flooded the trailer park is unknown, although assistant fire chief Curtis Bossert said at one point that reports suggest a debris dam let loose above a nearby road.<\/p>\n

But the city’s utilities manager Mike Firlottee is blaming a blocked outfall.<\/p>\n

The city said in a statement there have been no reported injuries, and it has opened an emergency reception centre at Interior Savings Centre Parkside Lounge, where it is asking residents to register.<\/p>\n

The same storm cut power to about 2,800 BC Hydro customers, although the service has now been restored.<\/p>\n

Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the South Thompson region, noting the weather system was capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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