The Cariboo Regional District announced changes to evacuation alerts and orders in the northwest Cariboo today. Some evacuation orders have been downgraded to alerts or all clear, meaning residents can return home in several areas, and some evacuation alerts have been lifted to all clear.
PDF map of impacted area: https://bit.ly/2POWmIA
News release: https://bit.ly/2PfOmze
Online interactive map: https://bit.ly/2tcpS1e (there may be a delay before the map is updated)
Evacuation orders remain in place for the following areas, impacting 467 properties:
• Tweedsmuir Park area
• Shag Creek area
• Chutanli Lake area
• Bazaeko Blackwater area
Evacuation alerts remain in place for the following areas, impacting 1,748 properties:
• Dean River Valley area
• Tatelkuz Lake area
• North of Batnuni Road area
• Nazko area
• Narcosli Creek area
The areas that have evacuation orders lifted or downgraded to alert include, impacting 916 properties:
• Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park
• North western CRD boundary to west of Nazko
• Dean River Valley area
• Electoral Area I boundary west to Michelle Bazaeko FSR area
• North western CRD boundary to west of Nazko
