00:00A state of emergency was declared in the Canadian province of British Columbia on Saturday as a
00:05fast-moving wildfire forced more than 20,000 people to flee their homes. Local officials
00:11detailed that more than 100 fires blazed across the western province, nearly half of them out of
00:17control, in hot, windy weather and prolonged drought. The Bald Range wildfire was first
00:22reported on Friday evening, but grew rapidly to engulf about 50 square kilometers within hours,
00:28moving in what were described as extraordinary speeds. Wildfires have grown increasingly more
00:34intense across Canada in recent years and what experts say are the detrimental effects of climate
00:39change.
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