First Nation chief says B.C. landslide doubled in size, sparks concerns

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The chief of Williams Lake First Nation says a landslide of debris that has dammed the Chilcotin River in British Columbia’s central Interior has nearly doubled in size since Wednesday.
Chief Willie Sellars, who toured the slide site by helicopter Wednesday and Thursday, says the water is continuing to build on one side of the dam, while the other had “completely dried up” for about two kilometres.Officials have said the water collecting behind the s