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Flash floods in Cache Creek

UPDATE 7:44 P.M

Highway 1 has now reopened in both directions after being closed due to flooding. DriveBC warns motorists to use caution.

UPDATE 7:37 P.M.

Highway 1 is still closed in both directions. Volunteer search manager, Alan Hobler, said Kamloops Search and Rescue were en route to Cache Creek, due to reports that a vehicle and two mobile home were washed into the Bonaparte River. He said he believed the occupants were able to escape.

Cache Creek resident Shauna Bolton says she has never seen such an extreme storm hit the community, adding it only lasted about 30 minutes.

She says police have blocked off a number of washed-out roads, noting debris is also preventing some motorists from arriving at their destination

- With files from The Canadian Press

ORIGINAL 6:57 P.M

Flash floods have hit Cache Creek this evening, closing the highway and reportedly sweeping away two mobile homes.

Highway 1 is closed in both directions near Cache Creek due to the flooding, according to DriveBC.

There are also reports of two mobile homes being swept into the Bonaparte river, and the fire hall being flooded

There is currently a severe thunderstorm warning for all of the South Thompson, including Cache Creek. Heavy hail and flooding was reported earlier today in Merritt.

DriveBC has no estimated time for reopening the highway, but will update the situation at 7:30 p.m.



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