Te So EM oe eer rt ee ape - . ‘eee RENe tee MN Elst po This Kitimat resident could have driven a boat down thestreet. Scenes like this one are familiar as residents In the Terrace-Kitimat area learn how to survive the worst rainfall in its recorded FROM ONE A disaster were asked to standby in case waters continued to rise. Two people were trapped in a car Wednesda night after a car accident which occurred bet- ween two washouts. James Wallington of Kit- wanga and Joseph Jarsma were taken to hospital in Terrace by helicopter Thursday morning at first light. Wallington, who is suf- fering from a fractured neck, is in stable con- dition, while Jarsma was treated for bruises and ' ‘another helicopter mercy flight took formula to a three-month old baby in Rosswood who is allergic to milk. The helicopter flew another child, Mathew Crumm, in need of medical. at- tention, to the hospital. A third child that authorities were concerned about didn’t need to be evacuated. As the rain eased off on Thursday and water ir some areas began to recede, the highway to Kitimat was opened to truck traffic only. tt is still one lane. On Highway 16 East, three bridges are out, the bridge at Chindamesh Creek, 14 miles from Terrace is out. The bridge at Legate Creek, 22 miles from town is down. The LittleOliver bridge is out. It is 26 miles from town. All roads north remain cut by washouts. The highways department were aware of at least 25 aces in this district where roads have been cut. Kitimat Village remains cut off after a bridge washed out there several days ago, backing up the creek that seperates the native village from - the city of Kitimat. Damages in which resulted from the three days of rainfall will take days to compute. At the moment just the damage to the highways is in history. Terrace-Kitimat Alrport says that 219 millimeters of rain fell since the beginning of the storm. beaters hers The Herald, Friday, November 3, 1978, Page 3 Ky -”~ oe Kone) tou uy, cr La] =| o Md ° 3) BB 9° o fy ° ee ee os be, rec eee fe om “: . = “ tas BG Fea ta, wa pe RE ‘ae “Ny we te a?s 1 or ~ a g = 4 f aan yw “ cation e ¢ he . axe an a ™ ee Fa 5 ss Ae ee” A Mk Ne A Cape! sat tae |} Bae Yes ae a ee iL ag Pn sy te0y < Qe iar BON 4 3 foot: = A hs ig . & *« od ; 4 8 a fh Zz iH bead 4 2 [— fat] on mand a | the neighborhood of $15. million. Investigators from the provincial government are expected in the area shortly to assess whether or not special «aid will be made available, For now, all most people can say of the approximately 200 millimetres of rain is, “it’s a disaster”. We havea Sales Opportunity for uniquely qualified WELDORS! You will be selling welding alloys and equip- ment, service and systems to other weldors and to plant management at all levels. 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