- A state of emergency has been declared in Kelowna after wildfires forced evacuations for residents in the Clifton area north of the downtown early Friday morning.
- The City of West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation have declared a local state of emergency, with thousands of properties under evacuation orders or alerts.
- There is “structural loss” in West Kelowna, officials say.
- Highway 1 closed overnight in both directions between Hope and Lytton due to wildfire activity Thursday.
- Dozens of other properties around the B.C. Interior have been ordered evacuated, including the Lytton First Nation and an area north of Ulkatcho First Nation
- Officials warn the coming days could be “the most challenging of the summer,” as a volatile cold front sweeps through southern B.C. with high winds and dry lightning.
- New evacuation orders and wildfires are expected throughout Thursday night and into Friday morning. Learn more about how to find the full list of wildfires, highway closures and evacuation orders and alerts.
Thousands of people have been forced from their homes in B.C.’s Okanagan, with evacuation orders issued after a wildfire jumped Lake Okanagan, sparking spot wildfires in Kelowna.
Early Friday morning, evacuation orders were issued for residents of the Clifton Road North and McKinley area of Kelowna, which is north of the downtown, due to the McDougall Creek wildfire.
A state of emergency has been declared by the City of Kelowna, which has a population of almost 150,000.
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