Wildfires

Wildfires – British Columbia, Canada

B.C. wildfires have destroyed a record amount of forest, brush and grassland, surpassing the devastation of nearly 60 years ago. About 8,944 square kilometres have been scorched by fires, breaking the 1958 record of 8,550 square kilometres.

With no rain in the forecast for the wildfire-ravaged southern parts of the province, it seems inevitable that more land will be burned.

A total of 1,029 fires have occurred since the April 1 start of the wildfire season, and 149 of them are still burning.

A fire that destroyed dozens of homes near Ashcroft six weeks ago has now consumed even more structures in the Green Lake area almost 100 kilometres away. Crews have not been able to access the site to determine exactly what has been lost as the active blaze that is more than 1,600 square kilometres in size continues to pose a danger.