英属哥伦比亚省于周六宣布进入紧急状态，应对一场快速蔓延的野火灾害 [1]。该省Bald Range野火于周五爆发，数小时内扩大至136平方公里 [2]，摧毁了大量住宅，并朝奥卡那根湖沿岸城镇蔓延 [1]。根据报告，超过20,000人被迫撤离 [1]。
此次火灾已造成1人死亡 [2]。截至周一，火灾仍未得到控制 [2]，官方仍在统计房屋损失的确切数量。不列颠哥伦比亚省当前正面临严峻的火灾形势，全省有超过100场野火正在燃烧，其中70场在过去一周内开始 [2]。该地区同时正经历严重干旱，奥卡那根湖水位至2024年7月为1992年以来最低 [2]。
British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday as a rapidly spreading wildfire forced over 20,000 residents to evacuate from communities across western Canada.[1] The Bald Range fire, which ignited on Friday, expanded to 136 square kilometers within hours and continues to advance toward towns along Okanagan Lake.[2] One person—an 80-year-old woman—died while fleeing the blaze.[2]
As of Monday, the fire remained uncontrolled, and authorities were still tallying the full extent of property destruction.[2] The region faces exceptional fire risk conditions, with more than 100 wildfires burning across British Columbia, 70 of which started within the previous week.[2] Water levels in Okanagan Lake have dropped to their lowest point since 1992 as of July 2024, compounding the severe drought conditions gripping the area.[2] A previous fire, the Bradley Creek incident, destroyed over 200 homes.[2]