Flooding expected to be ‘unlike anything ever seen’ warns Kelowna mayor
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Okanagan region is bracing for a storm that Kelowna’s mayor worries could unleash the worst flooding the region has ever seen.
Mayor Colin Basran posted a Facebook statement describing expected water levels as “unlike anything we have ever seen in our community.”
“Flooding in the Kelowna region is imminent,” said Brian Reardon, the Central Okanagan Regional District’s director of emergency operations, during a news conference Wednesday.
The regional district issued a news release early Thursday advising residents that the risk of flooding within hours was very high.