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Western Canada wildfires force tens of thousands to flee
3 years agoSalmon Arm resident Craig Takahashi speaks with evacuee Wayne Smith from nearby Sunnybrae as he stays in the Walmart parking lot with his dogs and parrot after the nearby Bush Creek East Wildfire caused Smith to evacuate to Salmon Arm, British Columbia, on August 20, 2023. - Two fast-moving "extreme" wildfires merged overnight in western Canada, threatening hundreds more homes and forcing continued evacuations in a wide swath of British Columbia province, officials said on August 20. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP)
Fires ravaging western Canada gained more ground on Sunday as two blazes merged and residents continued to evacuate.
