‘I Have Nothing Left’: Merritt, BC, Family Asking for Help After Losing Home

Evacuated residents from Merritt, B.C., Barkad Khan, (C), holds his daughter Mahira Khan, 4, as his wife Afreen Khan, looks on while they gather at a reception centre in Kamloops, B.C., on Nov. 18, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

KAMLOOPS, B.C.—Barkad Khan wiped away tears Thursday as he made another “frustrating” visit to one of the emergency reception centres set up to help residents from Merritt, B.C., who have been forced from their homes due to unprecedented flooding.

Khan said he and his family, wife Afreen and daughters Mahveen and Mahira, were given just 10 minutes to get out before their home was flooded.