Fraser River’s Landslide Waters to Reach Hope, BC, and Lower Mainland Today

Debris is seen flowing down the Chilcotin River following a landslide near Williams Lake, B.C., in a Aug. 5, 2024 handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Tsilhqot'in National Government

High waters that flowed over top of a massive landslide in British Columbia’s Chilcotin River are churning in the Fraser River towards British Columbia’s Lower Mainland today.

Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the fast-flowing waters are forecast to raise river levels by about a metre at Hope, B.C., located about 150 kilometres east of Vancouver.