Landslide Blocking BC River Could Give Way Within 24 to 48 Hours: Regional Official

Landslide Blocking BC River Could Give Way Within 24 to 48 Hours: Regional Official
A landslide along the Chilcotin River near Williams Lake, B.C. is shown in this recent handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Central Cariboo Search and Rescue
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A massive amount of debris from a landslide damming the Chilcotin River in British Columbia’s central Interior could give way within the next 24 to 48 hours.

Margo Wagner, chair of the Cariboo Regional District, says water building up behind the slide south of the City of Williams Lake could reach a level where it will start flowing over the debris, or it will erode the material, causing it to give way.