CANADA - B.C. wildfires causing death & mayhem - 2021

[LadyL]

Crews battle through the night as more than 170 wildfires rage in B.C.

Current Wildfire Activity - Province of British Columbia

PHOTOS: B.C. wildfires as seen from space - Chilliwack Progress

Lytton, B.C. wildfires: Trudeau offers message of support to community | Watch News Videos Online

A hotter future is already here — and Canada is not ready

 

[LadyL]

'Abysmal attempt': B.C. wildfire response criticized by Indigenous leader

70 new wildfires, 12K lightning strikes in 24-hour period in B.C.; forecast suggests little relief in near future

 

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Forensics teams arrive outside Lytton, B.C., after devastating wildfire | Watch News Videos Online

Son says he couldn’t save parents from Lytton, B.C., fire

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1917515331962

 

[LadyL]

B.C. residents advised to keep 'go bags' ready as wildfire season gets under way

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...FtO0VHFkpqqtve6NcbcjqOo6S0D-ySIyeuxsyJo6On1qU

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Forensics teams arrive outside Lytton, B.C., after devastating wildfire | Watch News Videos Online

Son says he couldn’t save parents from Lytton, B.C., fire

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1917515331962

Heartbreaking . What a painful loss.

I could not imagine being in that heatwave on the west coast and now this. Anxiety for the whole region.

 

[LadyL]

this would be his parents I imagine

Officials say two bodies discovered in Lytton, B.C., after wildfire

 

[LadyL]

Out-of-province fire crews, armed forces, heading to B.C. to help with wildfires

 

[LadyL]

OMG!!!

"The specific cause of the Lytton Creek wildfire remains under investigation by both the RCMP as well as our fire origin cause investigators," Berg said.

"It is suspected to be human-caused, but that specific cause remains to be determined."

The province said Thursday the loss includes "most homes" and structures in the village, as well as the local ambulance station and RCMP detachment. The local member of parliament said 90 per cent of the village is gone.

Wildfire that decimated B.C. town was likely human-caused, says official

 

[Lexiintoronto]

Witnesses heard a train breaking and saw smoke and fire that quickly got out of control.

“…Austin said their son remarked to them that they could see a train braking and coming to a stop at the other end of town.

“I looked at it and right away, it was just ‘boom,’ there was tons of smoke coming from that end of town,” Austin told Global News….
…“I just thought about it immediately. It’s 46 degrees out and they’re putting the brakes on and it’s windy,” Austin added.”
Cause of Lytton, B.C., wildfire not yet known, resident saw train brake then smoke rise

 

[LadyL]

More than 200 wildfires burning as BC Wildfire Service says risk is high to extreme

 

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First look at devastation for Lytton, B.C., residents who are homeless after wildfire

 

[LadyL]

B.C.'s wildfire service battles 49 new fires over the weekend, expects more Sunday

 

[nao]

Have a friend that just moved to Okanagan in the spring. They were happy to get away from the rainy coast. Then the heat came and fires popping every where. They are moving back to the coast.

 

[LadyL]

Wildfire smoke to affect much of B.C. until fall: meteorologist

 

[Lexiintoronto]

BC Government News
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“We have declared a provincial state of emergency in response to the increasingly severe wildfire situation in BC. It’s all-hands-on-deck to support communities, and we’ll continue using all available resources to protect people.”
https://news.gov.bc.ca/24944 #BCWildfire
https://twitter.com/BCGovNews/status/1417594943166500865?s=20

 

[tarabull]

^^^It's about time!!!

 

[LadyL]

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a social media post that the government has approved a request for help and will send up to 350 Canadian Forces personnel to help the B.C. Wildfire Service "extinguish wildfires and monitor the situation across B.C."

Federal government sending military to B.C. to help tame wildfires

 

[tarabull]

Satellite images show wildfire smoke spreading across Canada | Globalnews.ca

 

[LadyL]

B.C. wildfires 'graphic' evidence of climate change, premier says

 

[LadyL]

Satellite images show wildfire smoke spreading across Canada | Globalnews.ca

yep and the moon was blood-orange the other night