‘Massive’ BC Landslide Clogging River Expected to Burst in Next 24 to 48 Hours

A  30-metre high landslide has formed a dam across the Chilcotin River in the central interior of British Columbia, prompting the evacuation of multiple properties as emergency officials warn of potential flash flooding downstream. The river is expected to breach the “massive” 600-metre long dam formed by landslide debris, located south of the City of Williams Lake, potentially in “the next 24 to 48 hours,” Cariboo Regional District chair Margo Wagner said in a media briefing. “As the water continues to flow and builds up behind that landslide, the pressure increases, but we do not have a definitive time of when that will let go,” she said....