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Evacuation orders were in place for a time on July 2 in Kamloops, Canada, as wildfires blazed on the outskirts of the city.The orders were later rescinded, but residents were warned that they ...
By July 7, 140 fires had started throughout BC, most of them in the central interior. The fires were aggressive and grew quickly, prompting a state of emergency as well as several evacuation alerts and orders. The next day, 182 total fires were active throughout the province prompted the issuing of up to 20 evacuation alerts and orders.
"The current situation is grim," Premier David Eby told reporters on Saturday, saying some 35,000 people were under an evacuation order, and a further 30,000 were under an evacuation alert.
[14] [15] On the evening of May 10, the wildfire designated MWF017 was 16 km southeast of Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo had issued an evacuation alert. [16] The County of Grande Prairie also ordered an evacuation because of a wildfire near Teepee Creek , [ 16 ] [ 17 ] and about 100 Canadian Forces soldiers were ...
On June 6, Quebec's Public Security Ministry announced a large evacuation alert for the province, prompting towns such as Chapais to immediately evacuate citizens. [151] The mayor of Lebel-sur-Quévillon , where about 2,100 people (or the entire city's population) were forced from their homes, stated that the fires were as close as 10 km (6.2 ...
The evacuation orders have been issued across John D'Or, Fox Lake and Garden River communities in northern Albert, covering close to 62,000 hectares and comprising 5,000 inhabitants.
The wildfire forced the evacuation of West Kelowna and parts of Kelowna. Overall, at least 35,000 people were under evacuation orders and another 30,000 under evacuation alerts, as of August 19. [2] [3] The wildfire was being fueled by constant wind and extreme drought conditions. The wildfire was estimated to be at >13,500 hectares in size.
By August 6 the fire reached 55,000 hectares and evacuation alerts were issued for the cities of Vernon and Armstrong, as well as the village of Chase. [8] By September 12 the fire covered 833 km 2. [4] "Thousands" were evacuated [4] and over 2,000 properties were under an evacuation order. [9]