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148 properties evacuated in B.C.'s Tulameen area

The district issued the declaration "due to the threat of flooding and debris flow that may threaten life, safety and cause significant property damage."

District of Okanagan-Similkameen issued a local state of emergency Sunday morning

The threat of flooding has prompted officials to declare a local state of emergency for the Tulameen area near Princeton, B.C. (Joan Forsyth/Facecook)

Flooding has prompted the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameento orderthe evacuation of 148 properties in the Tulameenarea because of "immediate danger to life and safety."

The districtdeclared a local state of emergency earlier in the day on Sunday.

Residents need to leave the area immediately and take critical items with them.

The district has set up a reception centre at the Riverside Community Centre at 148 Old Hedley Road in Princeton.