‘EXPLOSIVE’ WILDFIRE FORCES 20,000 PEOPLE TO FLEE AS BRITISH COLUMBIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

Fast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada, burning homes as it races through towns on Okanagan Lake British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes,… The premier, David Eby, announced the emergency as more than 100 wildfires burned across the province, nearly half of them out of control in hot, windy weather and prolonged drought.

The Guardian reports that fast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada, burning homes as it races through towns on Okanagan Lake British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes,…

The report adds: The premier, David Eby, announced the emergency as more than 100 wildfires burned across the province, nearly half of them out of control in hot, windy weather and prolonged drought.

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