British Columbia remains under a state of emergency after thousands of people were evacuated from their homes because of nearby wildfires, including the blazes on either side of Lake Okanagan in the Interior.
Size of Bush Creek East fire on west side of Adams Lake: 410 square kilometresSize of Kookipi Creek fire near Lytton: 105 square kilometresEstimated number of people under evacuation alerts: 36,000Population of
West Kelowna: approximately 38,000 peopleNumber of central Okanagan properties on evacuation alert: about 9,500Number of B.C. wildfires considered"of note" because they are highly visible or threatening public safety: 14
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