(Reuters) - Record-setting wildfires in Canada's western province of British Columbia are expected to push more people out of their homes this week, as ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS - Record-setting wildfires in Canada's western province of British Columbia are expected to push more people out of their homes this week, as firefighters battle unruly blazes that have destroyed properties and closed parts of a major national highway.
The McDougall Creek fire is centered around Kelowna, a city some 300 kilometres east of Vancouver, with a population of about 150,000. But other blazes, exacerbated by severe drought, have been reported closer to the U.S. border and in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. British Columbia Premier Daniel Eby also imposed a ban on non-essential travel on Saturday, in order to free-up accommodation for evacuees and firefighters. Authorities urged people to avoid traveling to fire zones and operate drones to take pictures, which they said would hamper the work of firefighters.Forest fires are not uncommon in Canada, but the spread of blazes and disruptions underscore the severity of its worst wildfire season yet.
About 140,000 square km of land, roughly the size of New York state, have already been scorched nation-wide, with smoky haze extending as far as the U.S. East Coast. Government officials project the fire season could stretch into autumn due to widespread drought-like conditions.Some 2,000 km to the north, a wildfire burning out of control in Yellowknife, the capital city of Northwest Territories, had triggered evacuations of almost all of its 20,000 residents last week.
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