The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a state of local emergency in order to deal with an illegal dam that could soon fail and cause flooding downstream.

An engineer carried out an assessment on the unauthorized, man-made gravel dam on Fadear Lake Wednesday, Oct. 8. The small, remote lake is located north of Sun Peaks and southeast of Barriere, and the dam is at risk of bursting at any moment.

An evacuation alert was put in place for 14 properties on Fadear Creek Road and adjacent areas Monday evening, Oct. 6, "due to the potential imminent failure of the Fadear Lake dam," the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) said.

The local state of emergency was declared shortly before noon Wednesday to enable the local government to mitigate the flood risk at the dam.

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