For nearly six days, water was accumulating behind a 30-metre-high debris accumulation deposited by a massive landslide across Chilcotin River. The river reduced to a trickle. But on Monday, the B.C. Interior finally got the alert they were waiting for. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published Aug. 7, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/08/07/Disaster-Dodged-Chilcotin-River-Landslide/

Disaster Dodged in Chilcotin River Landslide

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