The City of Abbotsford has downgraded Evacuation Orders for 25 additional properties in Sumas Prairie. These properties remain on Evacuation Alert and should stay prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice, should conditions change.
Evacuation Orders remain in place for 11 properties, and 474 properties remain under Evacuation Alert. The interactive map, which is searchable by address, has been updated to show the status of all properties in the evacuation area, indicating whether they are under Order or Alert.
Of the properties with houses downgraded today from an Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Alert that required a Rapid Damage Assessment, 9 homes were assessed as green, 6 homes were assessed as yellow and no homes were assessed as red. Rapid Damage Assessments were done on homes observed to be impacted by the floodwaters in the lifted Evacuation Order area by City of Abbotsford staff to ensure that people returning home can do so safely.
Assessments were done on the outer structure of homes only, not the inside or other buildings on the property, such as sheds or barns. Upon returning to their property, residents may want to have their home and other structures further assessed with support of their insurer. Resources and guidance for residents are available on the Return Home information page.
There are still a number of road closures in place and drivers are reminded to follow traffic control and avoid the area if possible. A full list of road closures can be found at www.abbotsford.ca/roadclosures.
Staff in the Emergency Operations Centre and in the field continue to actively monitor river levels, dikes, roads and weather conditions closely.
The City of Abbotsford will continue to provide updates to residents at www.abbotsford.ca and on City social media channels.
For more information contact:
Aletta Vanderheyden
Communications and Public Relations Manager
City of Abbotsford
E: media@abbotsford.ca