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Re: Australia/New Zealand Fire Fighters Help Canada as 240 Wildfires Intensify
Canada Wildfires; BC State of Emergency Evacuations - LAST FULL Plane Leaves- Who Will be Left?
& What Will be Left?’ - 30,000 Flee - 'It Started Raining Pinecones and Tree Bark.' - About 1,000 Canadian Wildfires Are Wreaking Havoc
Australia/New Zealand Fire Fighters Help Canada as 240 Wildfires Intensify. Firefighters are Deployed to Help Battle Fires
--- More than 150 firefighters and fire management specialists will assist in Canadas’ most destructive wildfire season on record.
BBC 20 AUG 2023
More than 150 members of Australias’ fire service personnel are in Canada to help battle raging wildfires in British Columbia.
A Recap of What's Happening With The Canada Wildfires
Evacuations in the northern Canadian city of Yellowknife are continuing and the final commercial flights out of the city have ended
The fire is 15km (9 miles) north-west of the city, which is home to about 20,000
Officials fear the fire will reach the outskirts of Yellowknife by the weekend because of strong winds
Separately, another wildfire burning in British Columbia some 2,000km (1,200 miles) away has forced the city of Kelowna, home to 150,000, to declare a state of emergency and to begin evacuations
Officials in BC said they believe some structures have burned overnight, but they don't know the extent of the damage yet
They have warned the situation in Kelowna may worsen
There are nearly 240 wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories and 378 in British Columbia. A total of 1,050 wildfires are burning across Canada, from Quebec to the Yukon
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