British Columbia wildfires intensify, doubling evacuations to over 35,000

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British Columbia wildfires intensify, doubling evacuations to over 35,000
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By Chris Helgren and Nia Williams KELOWNA, British Columbia (Reuters) -Forest fires in Canada's western province of British Columbia intensified further on ...

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Eby said the province is in dire need of shelter for evacuees and firefighters and ordered a ban on non-essential travel to make more temporary accommodation available. By Friday, an out-of-control fire in southern B.C. grew more than a hundredfold in 24 hours and forced more than 2,400 properties to be evacuated. The fire was centered around Kelowna, a city some 300 kilometres east of Vancouver, with a population of about 150,000.

Kip Lumquist, who works at the gift shop in Craigellachie, British Columbia, a tourist spot on the TransCanada highway, said she saw a lot of devastation over the past week. 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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