The city of Merritt, British Columbia, is under an evacuation order after flooding caused a wastewater treatment plant to fail.
The evacuation order came only hours after city officials released an alert ordering citizens to stop using water or flushing toilets due to an inundation of stormwater.
As of Nov. 15, officials were saying the situation is an "immediate danger to public health and safety." Read more about the flood and evacuation on CBC News.
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