Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee
Firefighters would traditionally get a break during nightfall, as cooler air would slow the burning, but this is no longer the case. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFirefighters would traditionally get a break during nightfall, as cooler air would slow the burning, but this is no longer the case. Of those fires, 78 ignited during the past week.The entire community of Summerland, about 50km south-west of the city of Kelowna and home to about 12,000 people, was evacuated overnight on Saturday, along with a further 8,000 people around nearby Peachland.
- ▪Firefighters would traditionally get a break during nightfall, as cooler air would slow the burning, but this is no longer the case.
- ▪Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFirefighters would traditionally get a break during nightfall, as cooler air would slow the burning, but this is no longer the case.
- ▪Of those fires, 78 ignited during the past week.The entire community of Summerland, about 50km south-west of the city of Kelowna and home to about 12,000 people, was evacuated overnight on Saturday, along with a further 8,000 people around
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Firefighters would traditionally get a break during nightfall, as cooler air would slow the burning, but this is no longer the case. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFirefighters would traditionally get a break during nightfall, as cooler air would slow the burning, but this is no longer the case. Photograph: BC Wildfire Service/AFP/Getty ImagesCanadaCanadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to fleeBritish Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ effortsOlivia Bowden in TorontoSun 9 Aug 2026 14.20 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleCanada’s federal government has announced it will provide urgent assistance to British Columbia after an onslaught of…
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