Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.

Evacuation order downgraded to alert for Horn Lake area in Cariboo region

How does one cope with the trauma of losing everything in a wildfire or being forced from your home for days or weeks at a time? That's the question being asked by researchers at UBC Okanagan. Mary Ann Murphy is an associate professor of sociology at UBCO's faculty of arts and social sciences and with the school of social work. She joins us to talk about what was learned from the 2003 fires – Sep 16, 2023

An evacuation order has been issued downgraded to an alert by the Cariboo Regional District.

Story continues below advertisement

The alert covers 28 parcels in the Horn Lake area, which is more than 6,300 hectares south of the community of Tatla Lake.

Nearby, the Hell Raving Creek wildfire is an estimated 11,429 hectares and is burning out of control.

Due to increased winds, wildfire officials said fire activity has increased.

“A cold front is moving into the Chilcotin in the afternoon expecting southwest winds of 25 to 30 kph with gusts of 50 to 60 kph and expected to diminish late in the evening,” BC Wildfire staff said in an update.

There is structure protection in the area.

Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article