No Respite For Tens Of Thousands Of Canadians Fleeing Wildfires

http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/no-respite-for-tens-of-thousands-of-canadians-fleeing-wildfires-1726571

July 19, 2017

Tens of thousands of people who fled wildfires in western Canada were unable to return home Tuesday as the massive blazes raged on.

Officials said that 155 fires were still burning in British Columbia province, where the flames have already consumed more than 327,000 hectares (808,000 acres) of forest and uncultivated land.

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