CP NewsAlert: B.C. orders fire-zone travel bans as evacuations soar to 35,000

By The Canadian Press on August 19, 2023.

The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelowna's University of B.C. campus. The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above lakefront homes in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

KELOWNA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says the number of people ordered to evacuate wildfire zones has more than doubled to 35,000 people.

Eby says the scale of the evacuations means the government will be issuing an order to restrict travel to fire-affected areas to ensure accommodation is available for evacuees and emergency personnel.

More coming.

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