Wildfires ravaging western Canada 

Hundreds of fires continue to rage across Canada’s western province of British Columbia, where more than 35,000 people have been put under evacuation orders

Active wildfires in past 24 hours (data as of Aug 21, 2023)

Yellowknife: Regional capital left virtually empty after nearly all of its 20,000 residents fled blazes

YUKON
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Whitehorse
BRITISH COLUMBIA
CANADA
ALBERTA
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
ALASKA (U.S.)
PACIFIC OCEAN
UNITED STATES

200km 125 miles

Okanagan: Fires threatening large parts of scenic region, including Kelowna – city of 150,000 people

Sources: NASA FIRMS, Reuters
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