Wildfires force massive evacuations in Western Canada.
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Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in western Canada due to wildfires and flooding triggered by rapid snow melt. More than 13,000 people were under evacuation orders in Alberta, where 78 fires burned, and flooding has occurred across interior British Columbia. The onset of unseasonably high temperatures, up to 15C above average, is causing fires and flooding after a cold spring. Climate change is believed to be a contributing factor.
- Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires ravage western Canada The Guardian
- More than 13,000 people in Western Canada evacuated as wildfires rage across region amid hot weather and high winds CNN
- Alberta brings in out of province wildfire fighters as situation says CityNews
- Tinder dry conditions out there, RDES says, with local ambulances deployed to Drayton Valley rdnewsnow.com
- More Than 13000 Are Evacuated as Wildfires Burn in Western Canada The New York Times
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