
‘Nobody’s lifted a finger’: Frustrated Chilcotin residents appeal for help amid ‘200-year flood’
BIG CREEK, B.C. — A Chilcotin resident is speaking out, saying residents feel ignored by authorities as they grapple with what’s being described as a “200-year flood.”
The BC River Forecast Centre issued a flood watch for the Chilcotin River on Sunday, and upgraded it to a flood warning on Monday.
The agency says the region has been slammed with about 100 millimetres of rain in the last five days, and the Chilcotin River below Big Creek is currently recording a heavy flow, exceeding the 200-year return period, an estimate of the intervals between major events.
Rancher Randy Saugstad said he’s lived in the area for more than 30 years and has never seen anything like it.