Canada’s western provinces are dealing with a number of wildfires caused by warmer, drier weather.
Posted at 7:13 a.m.
The BC Wildfire Service is monitoring the Nohomin Creek Fire, which spans over 20 square kilometers and is burning just west of the village of Lytton.
It says lower humidity will fan the flames of the blaze that has been raging for almost a week and has already destroyed at least six properties.
Lytton was flattened in a similar fire last year and many residents evacuated in 2021 have still not returned home.
The Manitoba Wildfire Service says the heat has caused 45 fires in the province, with the largest being east of the Mathias Columbus Cree Nation.
It says about 230 square kilometers have been burned and the nearby community of Pukatawagan has been evacuated.
The service says rain has helped fight the fires in the southern half of Manitoba, but the northwest corner of the province remains of concern, with new blazes and heavy smoke hampering efforts to fight the blazes.