A fast-moving wildfire forces more than 20,000 people to evacuate in western Canada

Wildfire forces thousands of evacuations in Western Canada

A fast-moving wildfire has forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate parts of British Columbia’s Okanagan region.

Aug 9, 2026

Wildfire forces more than 20,000 people evacuate homes in western Canada

Thousands of people in British Columbia have been ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight.

Aug 9, 2026

A fast-moving wildfire forces more than 20,000 people to evacuate in western Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — More than 20,000 people were ordered to leave their homes overnight in western Canada as a fast-moving wildfire grew rapidly and raced toward towns along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake, destroying homes in its path. The entire community of Summerland, home to about 12,000 people, was ordered evacuated, along with about 8,000 people […]

Aug 8, 2026