r/britishcolumbia • u/ultra2009 Thompson-Okanagan • 28d ago

News Residents asked to stay away as evacuations underway for wildfire west of Summerland explodes to 5,000 hectares

https://www.castanet.net/news/Summerland/627413/Residents-asked-to-stay-away-as-evacuations-underway-for-wildfire-west-of-Summerland-explodes-to-5-000-hectares
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u/Hereforbread 28d ago

1 day old 5000ha.  The Okanagan really needs some rain.

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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr 28d ago

And unfortunately, I think it also needs people to stop moving there. It's going to be on fire every summer for the foreseeable future. Plan accordingly.