More than a dozen new wildfires sparked across BC

CLINTON (NEWS 1130) – There is no immediate end in sight to the hot, windy weather that continues to increase the fire activity across much of southern BC.

Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures up to and above 30 degrees Celsius for the southern Interior this week and the BC Wildfire Service says the forests are much more dry and tinder than normal.

Chief Fire Information officer Kevin Skrepnek says there’s no rain in the forecast, and crews are concerned because the hot, dry conditions are ideal for fires to not only start but to spread very quickly.

About 150 fires were burning across the province yesterday, with 13 new ones being sparked. Roughly 6,000 people are still out of their homes because of the fires.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to visit Williams Lake today, which has been one of the hardest hit area with people having just been allowed home after being forced out more than two weeks ago.

Trudeau spent Saturday in Revelstoke urging people across the country to donate to the Red Cross to aid in relief efforts for fire-ravaged communities in BC.

Evacuation alerts for people in 100 Mile House were lifted this past Saturday, but a bunch of evacuation orders were issued late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Seventy-five kilometres to the north of 100 Mile House, those in the village Clinton and surrounding areas were forced from their homes because of the flames were “rapidly moving.”

The Cariboo Regional District has also issued an expanded evacuation order for the Clisbako area, about 100 kilometres west of Quesnel.

To date, more than 426,000 hectares of BC have been scorched.

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