BC landslide: Communities, wildlife face danger from pulse of debris flowing down Chilcotin River

Communities in B.C. are feeling the impact of the rapid erosion of the landslide on the Chilcotin River. While the worst-case scenario did not materialize, there are warnings danger still exists from the Cariboo region to Metro Vancouver from debris flowing downstream.

Located around 100 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, the landslide came down Wednesday morning, damming the river and creating a temporary lake. About 9 a.m. Monday, water started breaching the natural dam that was formed by last week’s landslide, and by early afternoon, water and debris had reached the Fraser River.

Now that water is flowing on the Chilcotin River, attention is turning to the fate of the salmon set to return to their spawning grounds. B.C. First Nation launched an emergency task force to mitigate the impact on the precious resource still recovering from a previous landslide.

Global's Grace Ke and Catherine Urquhart have the latest.

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[martingustafson]

That man with the water and cigarettes is one cool dude!

[KEITH-gi]

Mother Earth just doing her thing....like she has done for the last million years...and will keep doing for the next million years.

[mhansl]

"I got my water. And, I got my cigarettes!"

[stephens]

If the chiefs thought that “more could be done” to prevent the slide then why didn’t THEY do something?

[jimidcanada]

Give it a break Chiefs. Fire is natural. Landslides are natural. Even you could not have stopped this slide with all of our money.

[buckybucky]

The danger with danger is that it can be dangerous to ignore the danger.

[thebakedkorean]

"I got my water and I got my cigarettes..." - hold my beer LOVE him.

[Spunky-iqjm]

We need the "Beachcombers"!😊

[terranaut]

Everybody knows, the onlything beyond Hope is Hells Gate.

[Killeenster]

This is the first time in a long while I have watch the traditional news outlets. They seem so old and clunky to me. There has been way better coverage from residents of BC.

[MaTDoN-cebl]

that old man side it perfect! "they played it out, we wanna see it"

[jeffmiller]

What would have the salmon done if this were 200 years ago. Mother nature deserves more credit than given. will it make an impact ? Yes . Will they return ? Yes . But that's not good news entertainment right now.

[UserUser-zpgi]

Thank you for this information...from italy! Thanks

[RobFranklinROX]

Wildlife at risk from events like this, just like they have been since the last ice age.

[bobsch-gdze]

Just like that Pineapple Express several years ago, those logs will end up in the Straight of Georgia through Active Pass and out through the Jaun de Fuca .
Prolly later today (Wednesday) or early Thursday morning.

[sandraberube]

Thanks for sharing this video here in Dalhousie NB Canada 🇨🇦, so sad see all the salmon in the water 😢, no more salmon fish 🐟 for a long long time now, bless us all! 🙏🐟🙏🐟🙏😢🇨🇦💜🙏🙏👍👍

[tracieshort]

What were the efforts to clear debris?

[LisaG]

Danger danger danger! There’s danger because the river is blocked, there’s danger because the river is unblocked. Give us a break, the wildlife will adjust and quickly go back to normal

[germanyst]

That chief is funny ...more could of been done to prevent the slide😂

[jimmyarbutus]

Well, I just want to say that I have a cousin with Down Syndrome, and he also agrees that there is debris in the river.