Evacuation alerts issued near Pemberton and near Merritt as storm batters B.C.

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Authorities in some parts of B.C. already struggling with flooding and landslides issued new evacuation alerts on Saturday as the second of three successive atmospheric rivers brought heavy rain to the province.

In the Interior, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation alerts for low-lying areas in electoral areas I, M and N, which surround the flood-ravaged city of Merritt.

Forty-nine properties in the affected areas were already on evacuation orders, according to the regional district. Those orders remain in place. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District issued the alert for 18 addresses located along and around Highway 99 near Pemberton.

 

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