美国西部和加拿大正经历严重的野火灾害。加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省奥卡纳根湖沿岸社区超过2万人在周末被迫撤离[1]，其中萨默兰和皮奇兰地区受灾最为严重[1]。不列颠哥伦比亚省在周六宣布进入紧急状态[1]。
美国方面，华盛顿州斯波坎北部地区的居民也面临撤离风险[1]。与此同时，一场空中救援行动付出了生命代价——犹他州菲什莱克国家森林发生救火直升机坠毁事故，两名飞行员在周五上午遇难[1]。
加拿大应急管理部长埃莉诺·奥尔谢夫斯基在周日表示已批准联邦援助请求[1]，以支持受灾地区的应急响应工作。
Devastating wildfires are spreading across western United States and Canada, triggering widespread evacuations and claiming lives. In British Columbia, more than 20,000 residents were forced to flee their homes over the weekend as fires threatened communities along Okanagan Lake [1]. The town of Summerland, with a population of approximately 12,000 people, and Peachland, where around 8,000 residents were evacuated, faced severe impacts [1]. British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday in response to the escalating crisis [1].
The fire threat extends into the United States, where residents in the Rosalia area of Washington state—located roughly 35 miles (55 kilometers) north of Spokane—face evacuation risks [1]. The disaster claimed additional lives when a firefighting helicopter crashed in Utah's Fishlake National Forest on Friday morning, killing both pilots aboard [1]. In response to the mounting emergency, Canada's Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski announced on Sunday via social media that federal disaster assistance requests had been approved [1].