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Weekend: British Columbia province declares emergency

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British Columbia province declares emergency

19/08/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, British Columbia province declares emergency

Canadian wildfires threaten to destroy more homes

A state of emergency has been declared in Canada's western British Columbia province, as a fast-moving wildfire threatens to destroy more homes in the area around the city of West Kelowna. Premier David Eby warned that "the situation has evolved rapidly and we are in for an extremely challenging situation in the days ahead". The McDougall Creek wildfire has grown from 64 to 6,800 hectares in 24 hours. 

Also in the programme: Maui search and rescue continues; and Russian volunteers helping Ukrainians. 

Joining Gary O'Donoghue to discuss all this and more are Maria del Pillar Kaladeen, associate fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London; and Ramy Inocencio, CBS News Foreign Correspondent. 

(Photo: The McDougall Creek wildfire burns outside the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia. CREDIT: REUTERS/Chris Helgren)

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