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Wildfires In British Columbia Prompt Evacuation Orders - Canada

An aerial drone photo provided by BC Wildfire Service shows a wildfire near Island Pond, the southeast part of British Columbia, Canada, on July 21, 2024. As of Sunday afternoon, there were over 300 active wildfires in the province of British Columbia, according to BC Wildfire Service. Wildfires raging through the northern part of Canada's Alberta have forced evacuations of three communities, a provincial body said on Saturday, as the oil-rich province continues to fight five different 'wildfires of note' in separate areas. A wildfire of note is often considered to be of significant threat to public safety, communities and critical infrastructure. The evacuation orders have been issued across John D'Or, Fox Lake and Garden River communities in northern Albert, covering close to 62,000 hectares and comprising 5,000 inhabitants. Photo by BC Wildfire Service/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

Tenerife Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate

A Guardia Civil officer watches over the evacuation of the municipality due to the fire, on August 19, 2023, in La Victoria de Acentejo, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). The situation of the forest fire that started on the night of August 15 in the mountain of Arafo, on the island of Tenerife, has become more complicated in the northern area of during the last hours due to the worsening weather conditions, so that the management of the Plan Infoca Emergencies has been forced to order new evacuations in nuclei of La Orotava, La Matanza, La Victoria de Acentejo, with others planned in El Sauzal, Santa Ursula and Tacoronte. The fire, although normalized, is still uncontrolled and has affected 5,000 hectares with a perimeter of 50 kilometers. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tenerife Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate

A police officer warns a neighbor of the evacuation of the municipality because of the fire, on August 19, 2023, in La Victoria de Acentejo, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). The situation of the forest fire that started on the night of August 15 in the mountain of Arafo, on the island of Tenerife, has been complicated in the northern area of during the last hours due to worsening weather conditions, so that the direction of the Plan Infoca Emergencies has been forced to order new evacuations in nuclei of La Orotava, La Matanza, La Victoria de Acentejo, others are expected in El Sauzal, Santa Ursula and Tacoronte. The fire, although normalized, is still uncontrolled and has affected 5,000 hectares with a perimeter of 50 kilometers. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tenerife Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate

An agent of the Guardia Civil warns a neighbor of the evacuation of the municipality because of the fire, on August 19, 2023, in La Victoria de Acentejo, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). The situation of the forest fire that started on the night of August 15 in the mountain of Arafo, on the island of Tenerife, has become more complicated in the northern area of during the last hours due to the worsening weather conditions, so that the Emergency Management of the Infoca Plan has been forced to order new evacuations in the towns of La Orotava, La Matanza, La Victoria de Acentejo, with others planned in El Sauzal, Santa Ursula and Tacoronte. The fire, although normalized, is still uncontrolled and has affected 5,000 hectares with a perimeter of 50 kilometers. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM