A rock slide has closed a major southern British Columbia highway in both directions outside Keremeos, about 300 kilometres east of Vancouver.
The rock slide between Hedley-Nickleplate Road and Ashnola Road took place around 7:30 p.m. The slide also caused a temporary power outage throughout Keremeos. Some were still without power at 10 p.m.
The Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District issued an evacuation order for residents at two addresses sandwiched between Highway 3 and the Similkameen River, within hours of the Sunday night slide.
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