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| Canada on alert as BC fires burn | Canada on alert as BC fires burn |
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| Much of British Columbia in western Canada remains on high alert as high temperatures and winds continue to stoke widespread forest fires. | Much of British Columbia in western Canada remains on high alert as high temperatures and winds continue to stoke widespread forest fires. |
| Some 5,300 people have fled the latest fires as thousands of firefighters try to tackle the flames. | Some 5,300 people have fled the latest fires as thousands of firefighters try to tackle the flames. |
| Some 800 extra personnel have been brought in from other parts of Canada to help exhausted fire crews. | Some 800 extra personnel have been brought in from other parts of Canada to help exhausted fire crews. |
| Since April, more than 2,000 fires have burned 63,000 hectares (155,700 acres) in British Columbia, officials say. | Since April, more than 2,000 fires have burned 63,000 hectares (155,700 acres) in British Columbia, officials say. |
| "We're crossing our fingers for rain but it looks like it will continue to be warm and dry," British Columbia Fire Service spokeswoman Alyson Couch told the AFP news agency. | "We're crossing our fingers for rain but it looks like it will continue to be warm and dry," British Columbia Fire Service spokeswoman Alyson Couch told the AFP news agency. |
| Ms Couch said the combination of hot weather and lightning had produced extreme conditions. | Ms Couch said the combination of hot weather and lightning had produced extreme conditions. |
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| "This is one of our most challenging years ever and it's not over," she said. August is traditionally a fire-prone month. | "This is one of our most challenging years ever and it's not over," she said. August is traditionally a fire-prone month. |
| Some 2,300 people had to leave the town of Lillooet, some 213km (132 miles) north-east of Vancouver, as a fire burned on nearby Mount McLean. | Some 2,300 people had to leave the town of Lillooet, some 213km (132 miles) north-east of Vancouver, as a fire burned on nearby Mount McLean. |
| Officials said on Monday there had been little progress in tackling a fire on Terrace Mountain near West Kelowna, AFP reported. | Officials said on Monday there had been little progress in tackling a fire on Terrace Mountain near West Kelowna, AFP reported. |
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