B.C.'s worst fire season in 50 years | Globe and Mail

B.C.'s worst fire season in 50 years


Two people watch Mount Paul burn from a tourist lookout in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday

Canadian Press

Kamloops, B.C. — A series of wildfires continued attacking the southern B.C. region around Kamloops on Saturday, part of the worst fire onslaught the province has seen in five decades.

About 8,500 in the Thompson-Nicola and Thompson-Okanagan regions were forced from their homes as flames ate through tinder-dry forests and grasslands.

Another 1,000 people were ordered out of Hillcrest, on Alberta's southern border with British Columbia, after a stubborn fired moved closer to the historic mining town.

Thousands more residents were alerted to flee on a moment's notice as weather forecasts warned of continued high temperatures and gusty winds

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9500 people had to be moved, that must be a logistical nightmare.

from my xe om driver (motorcycle taxi) here in Sai Gon! Haven't been checking the news from back home for a while. They've evacuated the whole town of Barriere, about 60 clicks north of Kamloops (for those that don't know, about 6 hours north of Vancouver. Damn beautiful country up there. And as hot and dry in the summer as California).