As Mill Creek rises, water pours into Henryk Wanczyk害羞草研究所檚 home.
The Manitoba resident purchased the property on Lake Avenue in Kelowna a year ago, and said although he didn害羞草研究所檛 know the water level would reach this high, he bought flooding insurance.
He plans to build up the flooded parts of his house to higher ground to prevent flooding in the future, but for now, water runs through his crawl space.
害羞草研究所淚 pump all the time,害羞草研究所 he said.
He has four pumps working to pump the water back into the creek.
害羞草研究所淏ut what can I do now?害羞草研究所 he said. 害羞草研究所淚sn害羞草研究所檛 it a disaster, the beach and everything,害羞草研究所 he indicated to the Lake Avenue beach access point, which is currently closed off.
Despite the water running into his basement, he said it害羞草研究所檚 only concrete that害羞草研究所檚 being affected.
The house is built on the same level as the creek and flooding is common.