Canada's British Columbia declares state of emergency as thousands are forced to evacuate Kelowna
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Record-breaking wildfires in British Columbia, Canada, are forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as the fires ravage the province.
The fires have mostly threatened large swaths of land in the Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories and Kelowna, a city of more than 132,000 people in British Columbia. The entire city of Yellowknife was told to evacuate, according to Fox Weather. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
Since April 1, according to the province's Wildfire Service, 1,818 wildfires have burned about 1.61 million hectares (nearly 4 million acres) of land in the province. There are currently 366 active fires burning across the province.
The TransCanada highway, the main east to west interstate, is closed near Chase, around 400 km (250 miles) northeast of Vancouver, and between Hope, 150 km (93 miles) east of Vancouver, and the village of Lytton. British Columbia's Drive B.C. said detours were available for motorists.
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