About 15,000 people are under evacuation order, as of August 18, and another 20,000 are under an evacuation alert
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada – Thousands of British Columbia residents were on high evacuation alert on Saturday, August 19, after rapidly intensifying wildfires forced the western Canadian province to declare a state of emergency.
As conditions continued to deteriorate quickly through Friday evening, Premier Daniel Eby declared a province-wide state of emergency to access temporary authoritative powers to tackle fire-related risks.About 15,000 people were under evacuation orders Friday evening, and another 20,000 are under an evacuation alert. The province currently accounts for over a third of Canada’s 1,062 active fires.
Forest fires are not uncommon in Canada, but the spread of blazes and disruption to life and land underscore the severity of its worst wildfire season on record this year. The escalation in British Columbia comes as the northern Canadian city of Yellowknife evacuated most of its roughly 20,000 residents due to a large approaching blaze.
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