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The City of Merritt have issued an Evacuation Alert on Sunday August 15th. The whole of the City of Merritt also went on evacuation alert and evacuees from other areas were warned not to come to Merritt for Emergency Support Services as the ESS centre there had no capacity.

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Merritt evacuation alerts. 68 to 380 Coldwater Rd. The entire city of Merritt was put on evacuation alert Sunday August 15 through an order signed by the mayor. 600 to 660 Billwiller Rd.

KAMLOOPS The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for the western border of Merritt due to the threat of wildfires. Remain prepared in the case of an Evacuation Order. 465 to 1119 Merritt-Spences Bridge Hwy 8.

Because of this the Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for these properties effective at 2200 hrs on August 15 2021. We will monitor throughout the night and the next communications will be at 1130 PM on Sunday November 14. Some evacuation alerts were also rescinded for properties impacted by the 5600-hectare July Mountain Wildfire south of Merritt which jumped the Coquihalla Highway on Thursday night.

Merritt may not be a safe refuge for long as the entire community of nearly 8000 people is on evacuation alert with fires threatening the town on multiple fronts. A current wildfire in Electoral Area I Blue Sky Country and Electoral Area N Beautiful Nicola Valley. 81 to 507 Lindley Creek Rd.

Any other properties located within the area noted on the attached map. The City of Merritt is on evacuation alert due to flooding that has inundated the municipal wastewater system. For your own safety you must now leave Merritt for the time being.

An initial order issued by the city in the early hours of Monday Nov. The safe evacuation of our residents remains and will continue to be our top priority. Please be prepared and make plans as outlined in the Alert.

Please offer help to your friends families and neighbours drive safely and take care of yourselves. The city with a population of approximately 7200 is under threat from the Lytton fire measured at 56329 hectares. August 15 2021 No Comments.

The entire City of Merritt is on evacuation alert and officials are asking citizens to immediately stop using water or flushing toilets due to a complete failure. Evacuation alerts are also posted for all 7000 residents of the City of Merritt and for more than 700 properties on the southwest edge of Kamloops as separate wildfires threaten those regions. Closely monitor the City of Merritts website and Facebook page for evacuation updates.

Following favourable weather conditions and the work of the BC Wildfire Service the July Mountain and Lytton Creek fires no longer pose an imminent risk to the safety of Merritt residents. It was put in place at 750 pm. The Petit Creek wildfire is estimated to be 100 hectares in size with winds making.

The mayor urged people to get. Flooding along the Coldwater River has prompted an evacuation order in Merritt. An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Emergency Operations Centre EOC.

The entire city of Merritt a community of about 7000 people was put on evacuation alert Sunday night due to a threat from wildfires burning nearby. KAMLOOPS The City of Merritt has been placed on an Evacuation Alert. In consultation with and on the recommendation of the BC Wildfire Service the City of Merritt is rescinding its Evacuation Alert.

Jul 22 2021 1135 AM Michael Reeve. The alert covers the entire city of approximately 7100. We will meet each other again in our homes where we belong Earlier Monday the city was put under an evacuation alert due to floowing from the Coldwater River.

The Lytton Creek fire necessitated evacuation orders on Aug. Submitted by Bailee Allen via CBC News Lowis said the citys public works yard. The City of Merritt is recommending that all residents.

Evacuation Alert extended towards Merritt and Lower Nicola for Lytton Wildfire. Everyone is hoping for relief. Residents should prepare a 72-hour kit and move valuable possessions out of low-lying areas.

The alert impacts 51 properties. Merritt placed on Evacuation Alert. People living northwest of Merritt have been placed on evacuation alert due to a wildfire burning in the area.

An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Emergency Operations Centre EOC in Kamloops. 15 was for residences along the rivers 200 year flood plain South of Nicola Avenue. As a result the City of Merritt has placed all properties within the Coldwater River 200 year flood plain on Evacuation Alert.

The citys mayor says there are a number of unknowns at this time but one thing is clear. 181 to 818. 15 for more than 2500 residents of Lower Nicola and the Nicola Indian band.

MERRITT NEWS 1130 Its still unclear what impact if any Mondays rain in Merritt had on the wildfire situation for the community which remains under evacuation alert. Download the Voyent Alert App. Wildfire fanned by winds near Merritt prompts evacuation alert A wildfire burning near homes in British Columbias southern Interior has prompted the first evacuation alert of BCs barely three.

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