OKIB monitoring Whiteman’s Creek after flood, keeping close watch on five other creeks – Okanagan | 24CA News
The Okanagan Indian Band says it’s persevering with to observe Whiteman’s Creek, plus 5 different creeks within the Westside space.
As of Saturday morning, evacuation orders issued earlier within the week are nonetheless in impact for residents of Falcon Avenue plus some beachfront properties and close by properties in Parker Cove
The creek overflowed its banks on Monday and rapidly wreaked havoc earlier than receding on Wednesday. The band stated near 100 individuals had been compelled from their properties.
An evacuation alert is in place for residences alongside Falcon Avenue.
In a assertion issued on Saturday, the band stated it appreciates affords of assist from volunteers, however that it presently has greater than sufficient help.
“Volunteers could be exposing themselves to potential hazards while impeding the work of OKIB emergency management crews,” stated the band.
To date, the band stated it has greater than 100,000 sandbags stuffed and deployed, and that further sandbags are usually not wanted.
However, it additionally stated 5 different creeks are rising and sources could also be required at these places.
“Emergency management staff are diverting resources away from the Whiteman Creek flood and preparing for rising creek levels at five other locations on the Westside,” stated the OKIB.
“With 20,000 sandbags in reserve, emergency management staff have plenty of resources.”
Along with loads of sandbags, the band stated it delivered 279 dump-truck a great deal of sand and that work crews are persevering with to clear log jams alongside the creek.
Work can be being finished to dredge the creek, with a purpose of eradicating log jams and particles earlier than potential heavy rain within the subsequent 72 hours.
The band famous that police might be patrolling the evacuation space and ensuing individuals are adhering to the evacuation order.
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