By Tom Mark / Beach Radio Vernon

Landslide damages home near Vernon

Apr 10, 2018 | 9:28 AM

VERNON, B.C. — Update: City of Vernon staff have cleared the debris from Eastside Road and hydro crews are now working to restore power to the area.

One-way alternating traffic will start at 4 pm today using either Eastside Road or Kokanee Road, depending on how the clean-up progresses.

A preliminary onsite inspection by a geotechnical engineer indicates that the banks are stable.

The landslide was likely caused by natural drainage of surface and ground water.

Earlier: City of Vernon crews and emergency personnel are out on Eastside Road in Okanagan Landing where a landslide struck overnight.

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City of Vernon Communications Officer Nick Nilsen says the call came in about 2:30 am near 9185 Eastside Road.

“It’s hard to say just from looking at it but it’s certainly a couple of metres thick and  several metres wide.”

An emergency exit route has been established for residents south of the slide between Kokanee Road and Eastside Road.

One home has been damaged, but no one is injured.

Nilsen says it’s not clear what caused the slide.

“You know, this time of year, there’s a lot of melting happening of course, so it’s possible that there’s been some melt water that’s caused this to happen but we just don’t have that information at this point.”

BC Hydro says 328 homes lost power due to the slide.

It could be this afternoon before it is restored.