Homeowners are being asked to build nearly one-metre high sandbag barriers to protect their property from possible flooding caused by rising water levels in British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. Stacey Harding, risk manager of the Central Okanagan Emergency Centre, said that while cooler temperatures have slowed snow melt, rain may bring water into homes. "What we're recommending is that people do take this very seriously and do get their waterfront protection measures in," he said Tuesday. The Central Okanagan Regional District said crews in the Kelowna area are making plans to deploy flood protection measures. Evacuation orders were also lifted for 17 properties along the west side of Okanagan Lake following a minor slide on Saturday, but the Central Okanagan Regional District said about 400 people across the region were still out of their homes in other areas.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2017 01:30 UTC