Over 20,000 flee wildfires as British Columbia declares state of emergency

More than twenty thousand people have fled British Columbia as wildfires spread rapidly, prompting the province to declare a state of emergency, Euronews reports. The fires broke out Friday and nearly doubled in size overnight into Saturday. Euronews adds that national police are investigating a possible death near Summerland, though the casualty has not yet been confirmed.

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