Evacuations ordered as wildfires rip through Canada’s west coast
Al Jazeera, 04 Jul 2021
More than 170 wildfires are burning across British Columbia and Alberta provinces.
They are fuelled by the record-breaking heatwave, which in turn led to more than 700,000 lightning strikes on Wednesday and Thursday - up tenfold from a year ago.
And more than 1,000 people have vacated their homes.
Health officials in British Columbia say 700 deaths have been reported in the past week - nearly three times the usual number.
Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.
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They are fuelled by the record-breaking heatwave, which in turn led to more than 700,000 lightning strikes on Wednesday and Thursday - up tenfold from a year ago.
And more than 1,000 people have vacated their homes.
Health officials in British Columbia say 700 deaths have been reported in the past week - nearly three times the usual number.
Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.
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