Effective immediately, the Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation order for one property in the Milburn Lake Road area.
Due to immediate danger to life safety due to flooding, affected residents have already been tactically evacuated.
The Evacuation Order is in effect for the following area: Name of Road
See a map of the affected areas.
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:
- You
must leave the area immediately.
- Close
all windows and doors.
- Do not
shut off your natural gas.
- Close
gates (latch) but do not lock.
- Gather
your family: take a neighbour or someone who needs help.
- Take
critical items (medicine, purse, wallet, and keys) only if they are
immediately available. Take pets in pet kennels or on leash.
- Do not
use more vehicles than you have to.
- Do not
use the telephone unless you need emergency service.
- If you
are on an evacuation ALERT or ORDER, or if
you have been displaced from you home due to an emergency, Please
self-register with Emergency Support Services (ESS) at https://ess.gov.bc.ca/
. Self-Registration will reduce wait times for evacuees and assist in the
referral process.
Further information will be issued as it becomes available. Please visit the CRD Emergency Operations Facebook page at facebook.com/CRDEmergencyOperations as well as the CRD website at cariboord.ca/emergency. For more information contact the CRD’s public information line at 1-866-759-4977 (8:30am – 4:30pm daily).
Residents are strongly encouraged to register for the Cariboo Chilcotin Emergency Notification System to receive a text, call or email regarding Evacuation Alerts and Orders: https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085612292#/signup
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