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Emergency Info B.C. says the order affects properties on Pandora Crescent and Maquinna Avenue.

Emergency Info B.C. says landslide a risk to life and safety

Maryse Zeidler · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2026 1:13 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoText to Speech Icon

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An aerial shot of a small village in green mountains with flooding.Zeballos is seen following a rock slide and evacuation order in 2018. Parts of the village are once again under an evacuation order on Friday. (Village of Zeballos)

An evacuation order has been issued for Zeballos, a village of about 125 people on the northwest coast Vancouver Island, due to a landslide.

Emergency Info B.C. says the order affects properties on Pandora Crescent and Maquinna Avenue. It says the landslide is a risk to life and safety and anyone in the affected area must evacuate now.

The Strathcona Regional District says it is “actively monitoring flooding and potential landslide risks in the area.”

The district’s emergency operations centre has been activated.

“We recognize that this is a concerning situation for the community,” the district said on its website.

“Public safety remains the priority, and we will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.”

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Maryse Zeidler is a reporter with CBC British Columbia who covers news from Nanaimo and north Vancouver Island. You can reach her at maryse.zeidler@cbc.ca.

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