In photos: Grand Forks, BC prepares for second wave of flooding
Emergency officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior will ask the provincial government to call in the military as heavy rains and melting snow have put thousands of homes at risk from the worst flooding in decades. The community of Grand Forks is among the hardest hit. Chris Marsh of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, which includes Grand Forks, said the district was putting together a request for military help.
Wildfire services workers install a water dyke in anticipation of flood waters in Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardJonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Rob Bosse of wildfire services helps install a water dyke in anticipation of flood waters in Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Women carry some of their belongings as they walk pass a business in the downtown area of Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
A man carries a cooler as he and a woman walk pass a sandbagged business in the downtown area of Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Water is pumped from a business in the downtown area in Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardJonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
A man walks his dog in downtown Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia..Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
An evacuation sign is sits on a road in anticipation of flood waters in Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Sandbags are piled high in anticipation of flood waters in Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Residents sit outside a store front as sandbags are piled high in anticipation of flood waters in Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press