Strong winds intensify wildfires, prompt more evacuation alerts in B.C.
More than 23,000 customers lost power as crews battled 130 wildfires and 42 evacuation orders across the province, officials said.
- Strong winds and dry lightning have aggravated British Columbia's southern Interior wildfire situation, prompting fresh evacuation orders near Vernon and Armstrong.
- The BC Wildfire Service reports dozens of new blazes have expanded quickly, with almost half of the 130 total wildfires currently burning out of control.
- Sustained 80 km/h winds over the Bradley Creek fire and 115 km/h gusts at elevation grounded aircraft, preventing crews from holding the flames on Saturday.
- As of Sunday, officials issued 42 evacuation orders and 40 alerts, while power outages affect more than 23,000 customers in the Okanagan and Kootenay regions.
- The Regional District of North Okanagan advises residents to bring recreational vehicles if time permits, while the Wildfire Service urges all British Columbians to prepare for quick departures.
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Thousands evacuated from their homes as wildfires rage across Canada
More than 900 fires are currently burning across Canada, with dozens of them out of control. Over 120 of these are raging in British Columbia, where residents of well over 2,000 properties had been evacuated under 32 orders as of Friday.
Residents urged to sign up for emergency alerts for wildfire, other hazards
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) reminded residents to sign up for emergency notifications with the intensity of wildfires burning through the region. The emergency notifications mean receiving timely information for evacuation warnings and orders.
Atlyn Becker remembers the hills burning with orange on Saturday as her truck headed north, safe from the fires that ravaged the shores of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia.
Gusty winds, dry conditions cause uptick in northeastern Minnesota wildfire activity
There was an uptick in wildfire activity over the weekend in northeastern Minnesota. But overall progress toward containing the fires is allowing more Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness entry points to reopen this week.
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