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Concurrently, smoke from fires in British Columbia caused severe air quality issues in Edmonton. [19] By May 15, four neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray (Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace) were ordered to evacuate, displacing 6,000 and causing gridlock on Alberta Highway 63.
0 deaths, the fire burned for 30 days on the north of Vancouver Island directly outside the village of Sayward. The effort to extinguish the fire was the largest in British Columbia's history up to that point. It was British Columbia's largest recorded wildfire until it was surpassed in size by the Chelaslie River fire in 2014. [3]
Kiskatinaw River wildfire in British Columbia (June 2023) British Columbia saw an unusual lack of rain in May and early June, leading to increased wildfire conditions in the province. [59] In British Columbia, 72% of wildfires in 2023 were triggered by natural causes, while the remainder were due to human activity. [60]
REVELSTOKE, British Columbia (Reuters) -Canada is sending the military to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, as the western province ...
A heat dome gripped the province of British Columbia, and much of Western North America, from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires. [10]On June 30, the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.
Wildfire near the University of British Columbia Okanagan on August 17, 2023. The McDougall Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. It started near West Kelowna on August 15, 2023, and was discovered at 5:59 pm PDT. [1]
To help navigate the damages, the Vermont 511 system providence real-time road conditions information. You can find a map here . Here's the list, by county, at of 8 a.m. on Friday morning.
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