Hundreds under evacuation order in B.C. as wildfires grow

CBC News
July 29, 2024
Category: Forest Fires
Region: Canada, Canada West

Hundreds of British Columbians remain on evacuation order Monday morning as around 360 wildfires burn throughout the province. They include all residents of the village of Slocan, a community of about 380 people in a part of southeastern B.C. where several out-of-control wildfires are burning, including two wildfires of note — fires that are highly visible or are threatening public safety. DriveBC says Highway 6 along Slocan Lake remains closed for a nearly 40-kilometre stretch from south of Slocan to just beyond New Denver to the north. Dan Seguin with the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Emergency Operations Centre said Monday morning it was a busy weekend for his team, having issued an evacuation alert for Slocan on Saturday that was upgraded to an evacuation order Sunday morning. By the time the order was in place, more than half of Slocan residents had already left, Seguin said. 

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