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RDKB issues evacuation alert for 9 properties on Manly Meadows Road in Grand Forks

Rising river water may cause road access to be cut off, RDKB says
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The RDKB issued evacuation alerts for seven properties on Manly Meadows Road in rural Grand Forks on May 18, 2020, for fear that their road access would be cut off by water. (RDKB/Submitted)

Nine properties along Manly Meadows Road in rural Grand Forks were issued evacuation alerts on May 18 by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) emergency operations centre.

“Due to the potential for loss of road access from rising Kettle River water levels,” an RDKB release reads, “[residents north of the rail grade] are requested to be prepared to leave the area with very short notice.”

The RDKB said the alert impacts approximately 23 people.

Rainfall on May 17 and more rain forecast for the week of May 18 could cause flooding of low-lying areas and some properties could lose road access, the RDKB said, noting that water levels are not expected to exceed those experienced in 2017.

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