Wildfires in British Columbia have prompted more than 70 current evacuation alerts or orders, with many clustered in the province's central Interior.
The Cariboo Regional District has issued an order covering 38 parcels of land in a roughly 160-square- kilometre area around Anahim Peak, northeast of Bella Coola.
Meanwhile, Environment Canada has posted severe thunderstorm bulletins for a swath of the central Interior, saying conditions are favourable for the development of storms that may be capable of producing strong winds, heavy rain and hail. With more than 370 wildfires burning in B.C., the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says the province has the greatest number of blazes across the country.
The Transportation Ministry has warned drivers not to pull over and stop to take pictures of wildfires, saying it's"very unsafe" to do so.
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