Canadian firefighters have begun easing evacuation orders in a scenic region of British Columbia, with the prospect of better weather raising hopes for the battle to contain wildfires.
A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, British Columbia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air around a Canadian flag fluttering in the wind as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, British Columbia, on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Hot spots from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burn in Scotch Creek, British Columbia, on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Thousands have fled, driving hundreds of kilometers to safety or waiting in long lines for emergency flights, as the worst fire season on record in Canada showed no signs of easing. Smoke fills the air as Trevor Manzuik sprays his property with water after having been given a boat ride by a good samaritan, in Scotch Creek, British Columbia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.
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