A series of new evacuation orders were issued by the City of Kelowna, Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation Friday night.
A series of new evacuation orders were issued by the City of Kelowna, Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation Friday night, in addition to alerts warning residents to be ready to leave at short notice.
An evacuee stands next to his pickup truck with a motorcycle in the back after a wildfire evacuation alert was upgraded to an order in the Wilden neighbourhood near Knox Mountain, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.Fires deemed out of control are now burning on both sides of Lake Okanagan, including the devastating McDougall Creek fire that the B.C. Wildfire Service says covers 105 square kilometres.
But conditions overnight were calmer than during Thursday and Friday’s desperate battle against flames that consumed numerous homes and other properties, including the Lake Okanagan Resort. At least one evacuation order for part of the Westbank First Nation was also downgraded to an alert around midnight.A helicopter with a water bucket flies past homes in the Wilden neighbourhood near Knox Mountain after RCMP officers enforced a new wildfire evacuation order, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
Durkee, who has lived in Kelowna for 30 years, says they aren’t panicking just yet but they have a trailer packed and ready to go should the flames get too close.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
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