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About 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and another 36,000 have been warned to be prepared to evacuate due to wildfires in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
British Columbia Provincial Emergency Management Minister Bovina Ma stressed at a press conference Saturday afternoon that it is critical to follow evacuation orders because it is not only a matter of life and death for people ordered to evacuate, but also for rescuers who often have to return to threatened areas. to persuade those who hesitated to evacuate.
There have been many wildfires in Canada this summer. British Columbia alone had 385 active wildfires on Saturday, according to the Canadian government.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had spoken with British Columbia Premier David Abby about the “rapidly changing and incredibly devastating wildfire situation” and pledged federal resources to deal with the disaster.
All 20,000 residents of Yellowknife were ordered to evacuate this week due to wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories, which border the province of British Columbia.
It rained overnight in Yellowknife, but “a little rain doesn’t mean it’s safe to go home,” Northwest Territories Environment Minister Shane Thompson warned, adding that temperatures were expected to rise again on Sunday.
To protect the city, fire lines have been created around it, and pipes for sprinklers and water cannons have been laid.
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