A landslide along the Chilcotin River near Williams Lake, B.C. is shown in this recent handout photo. Flooding is a major concern after a landslide blocked the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's Interior. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Central Cariboo Search and Rescue *MANDATORY CREDIT *
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A massive amount of debris from a landslide that has dammed the Chilcotin River in British Columbia’s Cariboo region could give way within the next 24 to 48 hours.
Cariboo Regional District chair Margo Wagner says water building up behind slide could either reach a level where it will start flowing over the debris, or it will erode a fissure, causing the dam to burst.
Wagner says the riverbed below the slide south of the City of Williams Lake is dry, and officials aren’t certain about the potential downstream impacts when the slide gives way.
More coming.
