7 d. ago B.C. wildfire: Coquihalla Highway reopens, Cariboo Regional District issues evacuation orders

The Cariboo Regional District issued a series of orders and alerts for Anahim Lake, Nimpo Lake, Charlotte Lake and surrounding areas.

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1 week ago Temperatures reach 40 C in Lytton, as heat warnings persist across B.C.

Air-quality advisories due to wildfire smoke meanwhile cover 13 areas of the Interior and northeast, while heavy haze was also hanging over Metro Vancouver.

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1 week ago Evacuation order for Cariboo wildfire covers more than 86,000 hectares

Anyone in the area must leave immediately and are being asked to proceed to Highway 20 and then east to Williams Lake, where an emergency centre has been set up.

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2 w. ago Nova Scotia wildfires: Annapolis Valley blaze surpasses 8K hectares in size

While the fire in Annapolis Valley is now estimated to be more than 8,000 hectares in size, Nova Scotia officials say no more homes have been damaged as a result.

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3 w. ago Les incendies ont déjà ravagé 343 000 hectares en Espagne, un record

Seule petite note d’espoir : la vague de chaleur, carburant des feux de forêt, touche à sa fin.

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3 w. ago Spain deploys 500 more troops to wildfire fight, joining 1,400 already sent

Wildfires in Spain this year have burned 158,000 hectares (390,000 acres), the European Forest Fire Information System suggests, an areas roughly as big as metropolitan London.

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