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'Really quite scary': What it's like fleeing wildfires in B.C.'s Okanagan
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August 4, 2026
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4:42Now PlayingAtlyn Becker recounts what it was like evacuating from the western shores of Okanagan Lake in B.C. Complicating things for her is that she also had to warn the guests staying at her Airbnb rental about the incoming danger. The region is one of 37 under evacuation orders as wildfires threaten communities, according to the B.C. Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness.
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