‘It did not have to be this way’: Growing anger over Merritt, B.C. evacuations | Globalnews.ca

Hundreds more Merritt, B.C., residents were allowed to return to their properties on Saturday to assess the damage to their homes, but there is growing anger that some people have still not been allowed back.

Local resident Lynnette Gillingwater doesn’t understand why authorities aren’t allowing residents back during daytime hours so they can start dealing with their properties.“I’m angry for every single resident here because it did not have to be this way. It did not,” she said.She believes allowing residents back sooner could have helped prevent some of the damage.

“I try and muck out basements, and I try and get people’s things, and I try and get as much done as I can do in a day,” she said.

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