LYTTON, B.C.—The search continues today for multiple residents of a village in British Columbia’s Interior that was decimated by a wildfire this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth hasn’t said how many people from the Lytton, B.C., area are unaccounted for. He says it’s been hard to keep tabs on where everyone ended up given the urgent nature of Wednesday evening’s evacuation. Officials say it’s unclear whether anyone remains in the village due to a lack of cell service. RCMP say details about conditions in the village are scant because it’s not safe to enter the area, but aerial photos show that numerous buildings and vehicles have been destroyed. They say they’ll begin searching for missing or injured people on the ground as soon as it’s safe to do so. Farnworth has said that the roughly 1,000 people who managed to flee to safety when the emergency evacuation order was …
Some Lytton, B.C., Residents Still Unaccounted for After Wildfire Evacuation
July 2, 2021
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