Evacuations ordered as wildfires rip through Canada’s west coast

More than 170 wildfires are burning across British Columbia and Alberta provinces. They are fuelled by the record-breaking heatwave, which in turn led to more than 700,000 lightning strikes on Wednesday and Thursday - up tenfold from a year ago. And more than 1,000 people have vacated their homes. Health officials in British Columbia say 700 deaths have been reported in the past week - nearly three times the usual number. Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports. Follow us on Twitter:   / ajenglish   Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Canada #CanadaWildfires #Lytton