Okanagan Lake
Western Canada fights growing wildfires as thousands more told to be ready to leave
WEST KELOWNA, British Columbia | A deadly wildfire in western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday. One hundred firefighters from Mexico have joined the effort, bringing the number of firefighters battling the blaze […]
Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated
Wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return. In western Canada, over 20,000 people were forced to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in […]