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Western Canada wildfires force tens of thousands to flee
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on August 20, 2023
Officials in western Canada's British Columbia implored tens of thousands of residents to heed evacuation orders Saturday as "rapidly evolving" wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan Valley, including the city of Kelowna.
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Published on August 21, 2023 - 02:16
Record-breaking wildfires force residents to flee western Canada
Thick smoke fills the sky above parts of western and northwestern Canada as the country experiences a record-breaking wildfire season. Tens of thousands have been forced to flee, leaving some towns almost completely empty. "Our plan is to head west" says Matt Ekman, a resident of West Kelowna, "to try to regroup there and see what happens next". Official estimates put the area already burned at 14 hectares, roughly the size of Greece, and almost twice the previous record of 7.3 million hectares.
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