Fort McMurray residents in neighbouring Alberta, Canada are also under an evacuation alert due to a blaze.

Thousands of Canadians have been ordered to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, British Columbia due to the threat of a wildfire.

The blaze began on Friday night and was described by officials as “exhibiting extreme fire behaviour”.

Wildfires have also led to evacuation alerts and orders in the neighbouring province of Alberta.

The Canadian government has warned this year’s weather conditions would mean a greater wildfire risk in the country.

The Parker Lake fire, as it’s been called by the British Columbia Wildfire Service (BCWS), was 8sq km (3 sq miles) in size as of Saturday morning after growing rapidly overnight.

  • Beaver@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Why is BC wasting all that water on the dairy industry instead of doing the right thing and saving it for fighting forest fires.