Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say
A wildfire near Vernon, British Columbia has destroyed around 230 homes in the area of the Okanagan Indian Band, according to the band's chief. The scale of the destruction has been described as severe.
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