Military aircraft are mobilised as fires engulf British Columbia following a record-breaking heatwave.
More than 130 wildfires - fuelled by lightning strikes - are burning across western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave.
The blaze in the village, which is home to some 250 people and located about 260km north-east of Vancouver, forced many residents to leave without their belongings on Wednesday evening.How to look after yourself in hot weather "Many of those lightning strikes were hitting near communities," said the service's director of provincial operations Cliff Chapman.image captionCanada's Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said the government would provide assistance including military helicopters and personnel to help tackle the fires and reach people threatened by the flames.
The province's medical examiner's office said extreme heat was likely to have contributed to 719 sudden deaths over the past week - a figure it said was "three times more" than the average for the time of year.
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