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Returning home different for everyone after 'monster' wildfire in B.C.'s Okanagan

  • Residents of Summerland, B.C., are undergoing a staged re-entry after evacuating due to a wildfire that started on August 7 and continues burning away from the community.
  • Erick Thompson from the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen explained that returning is different for everyone, especially for those without houses to return to.
  • The Bald Range fire has destroyed about 150 structures, including roughly 110 in Faulder and Meadow Valley and 40 in Summerland.
  • More than 4,500 properties in Summerland were removed from evacuation orders this week, allowing residents to return while still remaining on evacuation alert.
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Fires in B.C. : after the escape also the return is a drama. "We lost everything, now don't forget us" Corriere Canadian Marzio Pelu OKANAGAN VALLEY "C" is who comes home and still finds his house standing. And there is who returns ....... The post Fires in B.C. : after the escape also the return is a drama. "We have lost everything, now don't forget us" first appeared on Corriere Canadese.

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