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Post by leilani on Aug 6, 2021 18:58:34 GMT -5
Second western Canada town destroyed by ‘exceedingly aggressive’ wildfire
Residents of Monte Lake, British Columbia, told to evacuate Village of Lytton devastated by wildfire last month Leyland Cecco in Toronto Fri 6 Aug 2021 15.14 EDT A second community in western Canada has been destroyed by wildfire as authorities in the region scramble to contain the destructive toll of climate change. Officials say the village of Monte Lake likely suffered extensive damage, but conditions remain too dangerous for a full assessment. The village, a popular summer holiday destination, has a seasonal population of nearly 3,000. On Thursday evening, the White Rock Lake wildfire jumped a highway and sped towards Monte Lake. Residents had been ordered to evacuate and no fatalities were reported. “I understand from the BC wildfire that this fire moved 18km in a matter of eight hours,” Ken Gillis, chairman of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, told the Canadian Press on Friday. “I’ve talked to a number of firefighters who said this year’s fires are behaving in a manner that they have never seen before. They’re just exceedingly aggressive and it’s almost impossible to get ahead of them.” Smoke from the Embleton Mountain wildfire spreads toward the village of Whitecroft, B.C. Strong winds are expected to help the blaze, which already measures 325 sq km, grow even stronger. The blaze at Monte Lake comes a month after a wildfire destroyed most of the village of Lytton, killing two people. Continued at link
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