Evacuation orders rescinded in areas surrounding Cache Creek

Evacuees who sought refuge in Kamloops are slowly being allowed to head home. The Thompson Nicola Regional District has partially rescinded a number of evacuation orders as of Friday, but areas remain on evacuation alert.

Partial rescinds to many #evacuation orders for #CacheCreek surrounding areas. See @TNRD updates here: https://t.co/YzfHwzXU4f #BCWildfire

— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC) July 21, 2017

The TNRD has issued updates for the following areas:

• Cache Creek North (Electoral Area “I”) Partial Evacuation Order Rescind (July 20th at 5 p.m.)
• East of Clinton Partial Evacuation Order Rescind (July 20th at 5 p.m.)
• Hihium Lake Partial Evacuation Order Rescind (July 20 at 5 p.m.)
• Loon Lake Partial Evacuation Order Rescind (July 20 at 5 p.m.)
• Cache Creek North (Electoral Area “E”) Partial Evacuation Order Rescind (July 20 at 5 p.m.)
• Clinton Corridor Evacuation Alert (July 20 at 9 p.m. This is not a new alert; instead, several evacuation orders have been downgraded in the area and combined into one alert).

All properties west of Highway 97 that were previously on order are now on alert and properties immediately bordering the east side of Highway 97 previously on order are also on alert. The Highway 97 travel corridor is now open from the southern boundary of Bonaparte Indian Reserve up to and including the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 24.

This interactive map shows current evacuation orders and alerts in the TNRD.

New map shows recent highway openings https://t.co/716YikcuCY #BCWildfire #CacheCreek #ClintonBC #Lillooet pic.twitter.com/76Mrukpj1i

— BC Transportation (@TranBC) July 21, 2017