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Authorities have expanded the number of houses under the evacuation alert, and declared a state of emergency, north of Oliver over fears of flooding and a mudslide.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen says that, as of Monday night, 148 properties are on alert because of the potential of a debris flow from a dam and culvert. The first evacuation alert was issued April 10, following concerns that dams had reached capacity from rain and snow melt.