Satellite view of a wildfire near Oliver, British Columbia. File photo, illustrative. Photo: Pierre Markuse from Hamm, Germany / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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Wildfires bear down on homes in Canada’s Okanagan region.
A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia has forced thousands of people from their homes.
A fast-moving wildfire in Canada's British Columbia province has forced thousands of people from their homes.
Background
The Okanagan is a valley region in southern British Columbia, known for its lakes, orchards and vineyards. Its main centres are Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton.
British Columbia's wildfire season runs from roughly April to October. The 2023 season was the province's worst on record, and tens of thousands of people around Kelowna and the wider Okanagan were placed under evacuation orders or alerts that August.
The BC Wildfire Service coordinates the response, and evacuation orders are issued by local governments and First Nations.
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A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia has forced thousands of people from their homes.
A fast-moving wildfire in Canada’s British Columbia province has forced thousands of people from their homes.
Background
The Okanagan is a valley region in southern British Columbia, known for its lakes, orchards and vineyards. Its main centres are Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton.
British Columbia’s wildfire season runs from roughly April to October. The 2023 season was the province’s worst on record, and tens of thousands of people around Kelowna and the wider Okanagan were placed under evacuation orders or alerts that August.
The BC Wildfire Service coordinates the response, and evacuation orders are issued by local governments and First Nations.
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