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Flood warning issued for a river near Prince George

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Waves pound the shore on a closed section of Highway 207 in Lawrencetown, N.S. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. A new analysis of flood risk suggests the yearly bills from overflowing rivers and rising seas could nearly triple by 2030, if Canada doesn't do more to improve flood protection. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

A flood warning has been issued for a river near Prince George, B.C., after it rose nearly 35 centimetres in a day.

The B.C. River Forecast Centre, which assesses water supply, flood risk and predicts flows in provincial waterways, upgraded the warning for the Chilako River early Friday.

It says the river and its tributaries southwest of Prince George are expected to continue to rise, possibly into the weekend.

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George issued evacuation orders late Thursday for 40 properties on part of Upper Mud River Road near the Chilako River, 30 kilometres southwest of Prince George. Evacuees are being sheltered at two hotels in Prince George.

Two properties near Quesnel were ordered evacuated by the Cariboo Regional District Thursday when water-saturated ground and flooding caused a landslide, but no one was hurt.

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