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image captionFires are raging north of the city of Kamloops, British Columbia
The Canadian military is on standby to help evacuate residents in British Columbia where wildfires linked to a record-breaking heatwave threaten to engulf communities.
Emergency services say they are now trying to control more than 170 fires, many triggered by lightning strikes.
Many western areas are tinder-dry followed the unprecedented hot weather.
Meanwhile, at least two people are reported to have died in the village of Lytton that was destroyed by fire.
Lytton recorded Canada s highest-ever temperature of 49.6C (121.3F) on Tuesday.
About 350 military personnel as well as aircraft are being readied to help threatened communities, Canadian defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told reporters.
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Show Transcript parts of Canada and the US Northwest are currently experiencing a record breaking heatwave. The high temperatures have been the cause of death of at least 233 people in british Columbia. As the mercury reached nearly 116 degrees, breaking an 84 year record by three degrees, prompting school and university closures as the high pressure system has lingered for days, but it s not only the humans in the affected areas that are suffering. This video was captured in Kelowna british Columbia. This horse s owner turned on the spigot to provide some much needed relief from the high temperatures, the horse remaining still under the shower while attempting to keep cool and in Oregon. This soon to be mother dear huddled up next to a house seeking refuge. As temperatures
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