‘Pretty Chaotic’: Tiny BC Community Reconnected After Flooding Wiped out Bridge

Construction crews work to build a bridge for the Nooaitch First Nation near Merritt, B.C., which has been completely cut off by flooding on, Nov. 19, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

NOOAITCH FIRST NATION, BRITISH COLUMBIA—The same rainfall that forced the evacuation of 7,000 residents in Merritt, B.C., also stranded a small First Nation village just 20 kilometres away, but an all-out effort quickly reconnected the community.

What was once the smallSpius Creek turned into a raging torrent earlier this week as record-setting rain washed away a road leading to the community.