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Canada wildfires

State of emergency declares

International Desk : A state of emergency has been declared in Canada's western British Columbia province due to fast-moving wildfire around the city of West Kelowna, reports BBC.

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Premier David Eby said the situation has changed rapidly and we are in for an extremely challenging situation in the days ahead. Some 4,800 people are now under evacuation orders.

Residents have been scrambling to leave by air and road, in an effort to escape a wildfire moving towards the outskirts of the city.

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Mr Eby wrote on Friday in a post on Twitter "This year, we're facing the worst #BCWildfire season ever. Given these fast-moving conditions, we are declaring a provincial state of emergency."

The premier said "that we're in a position to rapidly access any tools we need to support communities".

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Local officials reported "significant structural loss" in the area, including in Trader's Cove, just north of West Kelowna.

The airspace around Kelowna International Airport has now been closed to everything other than aerial firefighters.

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