A mudslide has closed Holberg Road outside of Holberg, with reports of several other slides having occurred.

“The slide occurred on Northeast 60 Road at approximately the 14k mark,” said Dane Cameron, the Regional District of Mount Waddingtons’s emergency program coordinator. “This is a Western Forests Products sections of road. WFP is currently undertaking an assessment to better understand the extent of the slide. Following the assessment, they will develop an action plan for debris removal.”

BC Hydro reports that 47 customers have been affected by the slide and are currently without power. The areas affected are the end of Dombie Hill Road, Victoria Road, the 200 block of Victoria Avenue, Dombi Hill Road, Sawmill, Cookhouse, Croft Street, Seymour Avenue, Radar Site Holberg, Moores Lot

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