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More than 170 wildfires are burning across British Columbia and Alberta provinces.
They are fuelled by the record-breaking heatwave, which in turn led to more than 700,000 lightning strikes on Wednesday and Thursday - up tenfold from a year ago.
And more than 1,000 people have vacated their homes.
Health officials in British Columbia say 700 deaths have been reported in the past week - nearly three times the usual number.
Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.
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They are fuelled by the record-breaking heatwave, which in turn led to more than 700,000 lightning strikes on Wednesday and Thursday - up tenfold from a year ago.
And more than 1,000 people have vacated their homes.
Health officials in British Columbia say 700 deaths have been reported in the past week - nearly three times the usual number.
Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#Canada #CanadaWildfires #Lytton
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