As wildfires rage across British Columbia, armed forces are being dispatched by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to confront the rapidly spreading blazes.
Emergency has been declared as blazes intensify and threaten US border.
The province imposed an emergency late on Friday, giving officials more power to deal with fire risks. By Saturday, more than 35,000 residents were under anThe McDougall Creek fire is around Kelowna, a city some 300km east of Vancouver with a population of about 150,000. But other blazes, exacerbated by severe drought, have been reported closer to the US border and in the US Pacific Northwest.
The fires have drained local resources and drawn in federal government assistance as well as support from 13 countries. At least four firefighters have died in the line of duty.
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