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B.C.Wildfires Rage Across Western Canada
B.C. Canada Wildfires Rage Across Areas Left Tinder-Dry by Heat Wave
Firefighters deployed to B.C. from Eastern Canada as nearly 200 fires burn across province
CBC, 7 JUL 2021.
Dozens of firefighters from Eastern Canada began to arrive in British Columbia on Monday as nearly 200 wildfires continue to burn across the province.
The BC Wildfire Service said 100 incoming personnel from Ontario and New Brunswick will be assigned to B.C.'s Interior region, where many of the province's most threatening fires have been burning for several days.
There were 199 active fires across the province as of Monday afternoon, with 46 sparked in the last two days. Two-thirds of them are classified as out of control.
Evacuation orders are in place as a result of five of those wildfires, including one near Lytton, located northeast of Vancouver, where a fire destroyed much of the village last week.
Bill Blair, the federal minister for public safety and emergency preparedness, said on Twitter on Sunday that the Canadian Armed Forces will also provide air support for areas affected by the wildfires until July 19.
So far this season, more than 680 wildfires have been reported across B.C., burning nearly 900 square kilometres of land. That area is more than three times the 10-year average for this time of year.
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