DriveBC is warning motorists of pooling water along Highway 97 near Monte Lake.
According to DriveBC, water from Tuesday’s rainstorm is pooling between Douglas Lake Road and Barnhartvale Road, a distance of 16.8 kilometres.
Those roads are around 11 km east of Monte Creek to 18 km west of Falkland.
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Video sent to Global News shows vehicles slowing along one stretch as they slowly travel through a flooded section.
Joanne Caldwell, a Westwold resident, said the flooding began around 2 p.m., but that it began clearing a couple of hours later, though debris was still on the road.
For the latest driving conditions throughout the province, visit DriveBC.
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