Huge wildfire forces thousands to evacuate in Canada

In Western Canada on 9 August 2026, a huge wildfire in British Columbia forced thousands to evacuate. RT and Al Arabiya reported that about 20,000 people were told to leave, and the province declared an emergency. The BBC reported that residents were warned to brace for the worst as the fire burned out of control, and Times of India quoted a description of it as 'like a bomb going off'.

NPR and Newsmax reported that wildfires were also burning across the western United States, where residents were evacuated.