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100 firefighters are set to arrive in B.C. from Mexico
BY , Jul 21, 2021 4:32 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Looking high above the small town of Osoyoos B.C. in the southern Okanagan the glow of smoke and fire illuminates the night sky on Thursday July 19, 2018. At least 160 properties have been ordered to evacuate as an aggressive wildfire burns in the south Okanagan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Bassett
About 100 firefighters are set to arrive in B.C. from Mexico on Saturday to help fight the raging wildfires.
Public safety minister Mike Farnworth says officials are also in talks with Australia to bring in more help.
More than three-thousand firefighters and support staff are battling the blazes, with some having come from Alberta, New
Brunswick and Quebec.
Nearly 300 fires were burning across the province yesterday, including several encroaching on communities that have issued evacuation orders or alerts.
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