The people of Lytton had to rush from their homes and flee their village consumed by the flames, on the evening of Wednesday, June 30.
Like the United States, western Canada suffered a strong heat wave and the small village was particularly affected by extreme temperatures.
Lytton broke records with over 46 ° C recorded earlier this week.
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The 250 residents of the village received an evacuation order on Wednesday evening, as forest fires spread over homes. In images taken by some of them, one can see houses engulfed in flames and the population fleeing the fire in their cars, on roads covered with a thick cloud of smoke. “Lytton doesn't have a telephone network so I don't know what's going on. I think I'll go to Kamloops to see if I can get in touch with my dad. My children are on the west coast, all alone, ”a resident testifies on social networks.