# Wildfires force mass evacuations across the Pacific Northwest

https://mins.news/en/item/12142

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-02 21:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/2/aje-onl-nf_wildfires-force-evacuations-acrosspacific-northwest-020826?traffic_source=rss

> Fast-moving wildfires are driving evacuation efforts across Washington State in the United States. Nearby British Columbia in Canada is also affected by the fires. The blazes are spreading across the Pacific Northwest, prompting large-scale departures from threatened areas. Communities on both sides of the border are responding to the rapidly advancing wildfire danger.

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