# More than 20,000 evacuated as wildfire races toward towns in western Canada

https://mins.news/en/item/17240

- CNN, 2026-08-09 03:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/08/americas/wildfires-summerland-british-columbia-canada-latam-intl?Date=20260808&Profile=CNN

> More than 20,000 people were ordered to leave their homes overnight in western Canada as a fast-moving wildfire expanded rapidly. The blaze raced toward towns along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake. Homes were destroyed in its path, intensifying the threat to nearby communities and driving the large-scale evacuation.

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