'The real concern is how quickly that water is released,’ expert says on Chilcotin flood risk

Emergency officials in B.C. say a landslide on the Chilcotin River could lead to flash floods within 24 or 48 hours. Brent Ward, Earth sciences professor and co-director of the Centre for Natural Hazards Research at Simon Fraser University, explains the flood risk to BC Today host Michelle Eliot.

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