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LILLOOET, British Columbia A wildfire that forced people to flee a small town in British Columbia that had set record high temperatures for Canada on three consecutive days burned out of control Thursday as relatives desperately sought information on evacuees.
The roughly 1,000 residents of Lytton had to abandon their homes with just a few minutes notice Wednesday evening, after searing the previous day under a record high of 121.2 degrees.
The province’s public safety minister, Mike Farnworth, said Thursday afternoon that most homes and buildings in Lytton had been destroyed and some residents were unaccounted for.
Wildfire burns town of Lytton that set new record high temperatures in Canada three times this week
A wildfire tears through the small town of Lytton in British Columbia, which set new record high temperatures for Canada on three consecutive days this week. 2 July 2021
A wildfire has torn through the small town of Lytton in British Columbia that set new record high temperatures for Canada on three consecutive days this week.Â
Lytton s roughly 1,000 residents had to abandon their homes with just a few minutes notice on Wednesday evening (local time), after enduring a record high temperature of 49.6 degrees Celsius the day before.
Incendio y ola de calor obligan a desalojar aldea en el oeste de Canadá
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Ola de calor en Canadá, alcanza los 50º centígrados
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1º de Julio - Un incendio forestal en medio de una ola de calor histórica en el oeste de Canadá obligó a desalojar una aldea en la provincia de la Columbia Británica donde se superó por mucho el récord de la temperatura más alta en el país tres días seguidos esta semana.
El alcalde de Lytton, Jan Polderman, emitió la orden de desalojo el miércoles e indicó en Twitter que el fuego amenaza estructuras y la seguridad de los habitantes del poblado, que se encuentra a unos 153 kilómetros (95 millas) al noreste de Vancouver.
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Wildfire Threatens British Columbia Village That Hit 121 F
Erica Berg, a provincial fire information officer, said the evacuation order was issued about an hour after the blaze began but she did not know the size of it.
Associated Press (AP) 02 July 2021, Last Updated at 7:26 am Representational image Associated Press (AP) 2021-07-02T01:29:02+05:30 Wildfire Threatens British Columbia Village That Hit 121 F outlookindia.com 2021-07-02T07:26:25+05:30
A wildfire amid a record heat wave in western Canada has forced authorities to order residents to evacuate a village in British Columbia that smashed the country s record for hottest temperature three days in a row this week.