'Total incinerated destruction': Canada wildfire evacuees wonder if they still have homes
More than 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate over the weekend after a wildfire quickly tore through Canada's picturesque Okanagan region.
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"the fires continue to move 'incredibly quickly'"
— David Eby , Politician
"I think we need to prepare for the fact that everybody is going to know somebody that has lost a home"
— Doug Holmes , Politician
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More than 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate over the weekend after a wildfire quickly tore through Canada's picturesque Okanagan region.
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