(www.cbc.ca)
Written By joeo10
2021-07-01T21:53:34Z
More than 1,000 people living in and around Lytton, B.C., northeast of Vancouver, were forced to leave with little notice Wednesday. They raced out of town in every direction as smoke and flames swallowed the community in minutes.
The province said the loss includes "most homes" and structures in the village, as well as the local ambulance station and RCMP detachment. A local member of parliament said 90 per cent of the village is gone.
My deepest thoughts are with the people of Lytton, British Columbia. This is what happens when governments globally ignore the climate emergency that we're all facing.
'Most homes' in Lytton, B.C., destroyed by catastrophic fire, B.C. minister says