Several new fires rage in Canada amid a record high temperature of 49.6 degrees Celsius
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Raging fires
According to a report by AFP, about 1,000 people were evacuated in western Canada, authorities said Thursday, as fires raged amid an unprecedented heat wave, charring most of at least one town.
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62 new fires
The province of British Columbia has recorded 62 new fires in the past 24 hours, premier John Horgan told a press conference. "I cannot stress enough how extreme the fire risk is at this time in almost every part of British Columbia," Horgan said.
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Record high heat
A village's 250 residents were evacuated on Wednesday evening, one day after it set a jaw-dropping Canadian record high temperature of 49.6 degrees Celsius.
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High temperatures expected
Environment Canada said in a bulletin issued early July 1 morning for the Prince George, BC area that "an exceptionally strong ridge of high pressure over British Columbia will continue to bring record-breaking temperatures over the next couple of days."
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US feels the heat
In addition to Western Canada, the US states of Washington and Oregon, across the border, have also been sweltering under record temperatures this week and several hundred sudden deaths have been reported.