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

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.