The fire has caused two deaths and multiple injuries
More than 1,000 people had to be evacuated
Canada has broken its temperature record after reaching 49.6ºC
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The Canadian city of Lytton of Columbia has been burned to ashes by a wildfire. Most of the houses and buildings have been burned after Canada beat a heat record of more than 80 years with temperatures above 49ºC.
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Two dead and multiple wounded
More than 1,000 people were immediately evacuated when the fires started, which has caused the death of two people and multiple injuries.
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Canada is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave. The temperature has reached 49.6ºC, 4.6 degrees more than in 1937, when the city of Saskatchewan scored 45 degrees.
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710,000 rays in less than 24 hours
Strong winds and thunderstorms have not helped the fire fighting efforts. More than 710,000 lightning strikes in British Columbia and western Alberta in less than 24 hours, when the average is 8,300 lightning strikes during the last five years, according to data collected by the country’s meteorological service.
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