Officials in southern British Columbia said 174 properties were partially or totally damaged by the fires that raged for days threatening towns in the Kelowna area, a summer destination about 90 miles north of the U.S. border.
Firefighters in a scenic region of British Columbia said Wednesday that heavy rain overnight helped douse wildfires thatfrom the Canadian province, as the cost of the devastating fires became clearer.
West Kelowna fire Chief Jason Brolund said a total of 84 properties were partially or totally damaged in West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation. Bowinn Ma, British Columbia’s emergency management minister, said people who defy evacuation orders are putting at risk the "unified strategy" for battling the destructive blazes.Drenching rainfall is also in the forecast Wednesday for much of British Columbia’s fire-ravaged interior, where up to 80 millimeters of rain was expected.
"In a perfect world our preference, without question, would be to personally call every single homeowner and be with them when they receive what is probably the worst news they have ever received," said Sally Ginter, Central Okanagan Regional District chief administrative officer.
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