KELOWNA: Officials in western Canada’s British Columbia implored tens of thousands of residents to heed evacuation orders at the weekend as “rapidly evolving” wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan Valley, including the city of Kelowna.
The situation in the popular boating and hiking destination was “highly dynamic,” said Bowinn Ma, the province’s minister of emergency management.Around 30,000 people were under evacuation orders while another 36,000 were under alert to be ready to flee, she said. “We cannot stress strongly enough how critical it is to follow evacuation orders when they are issued,” Ma said at an afternoon news conference.
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