Western Canada residents evacuated amid wildfires
Authorities in British Columbia, Canada, have evacuated thousands of residents due to the spread of wildfires that have covered approximately 9,500 hectares, destroying homes and farms and causing power outages. The region is currently battling over 100 fires with the participation of about 1,500 firefighters. Authority figures have issued 38 evacuation orders and 49 alerts. Since the beginning of the year, the fires have consumed 4 million hectares of forests, with most blazes attributed to hot and dry weather.
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