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in canada, a huge number of these fires andindeed canada, a huge number of these fires and indeed elsewhere but a huge number of the forests, lightning being the cause and you cannot necessarily correlate lightning with climate change, lightning has always happened, always being a cause of huge wildfires and the difference now is once they are ignited, these fires seem to burn with increased ferocity and take much longer to put out. to what degree are the authorities able to cope with this level of fire across the country? can they call on support from the us and other nations or is canada taking this on itself?— and other nations or is canada taking this on itself? canada finau is doinu a taking this on itself? canada finau is doing a good — taking this on itself? canada finau is doing a good job _ taking this on itself? canada finau is doing a good job but _ taking this on itself? canada finau is doing a good job but it - taking this on itself? canada finau is doing a good job but it is - taking this on itself? canada finau is doing a good job but it is being l is doing a good job but
in canada, a huge number of these fires andindeed canada, a huge number of these fires and indeed elsewhere but a huge number of the forests, lightning being the cause and you cannot necessarily correlate lightning with climate change, lightning has always happened, always being a cause of huge wildfires and the difference now is once they are ignited, these fires seem to burn with increased ferocity and take much longer to put out. to what degree are the authorities able to cope with this...
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i on in western canada as well currently-— on in western canada as well currently. on in western canada as well currentl . , , , currently. i suppose the thing is back in the _ currently. i suppose the thing is back in the spring _ currently. i suppose the thing is back in the spring you _ currently. i suppose the thing is back in the spring you had - currently. i suppose the thing is| back in the spring you had about back in the spring you had about back a drought and wildfires then, you did know this was probably coming, canada has wildfires every year. you talk on the season, is there more that could have been done to prevent all of this? that there more that could have been done to prevent all of this?— to prevent all of this? that is a treat to prevent all of this? that is a great point _ to prevent all of this? that is a great point to _ to prevent all of this? that is a great point to note. _ to prevent all of this? that is a great point to note. wildfires l to prevent all of this? that is a great point to note. wildfires a naturally occurring disturbance on our landscape. a lo
i on in western canada as well currently-— on in western canada as well currently. on in western canada as well currentl . , , , currently. i suppose the thing is back in the _ currently. i suppose the thing is back in the spring _ currently. i suppose the thing is back in the spring you _ currently. i suppose the thing is back in the spring you had - currently. i suppose the thing is| back in the spring you had about back in the spring you had about back a drought and wildfires then, you did...
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and of course not just in canada. _ year on year? and of course not just in canada. the _ year on year? and of course not just in canada. the premier- year on year? and of course not just in canada. the premier is i just in canada. the premier is at pains to point out that we have seen similar scenes in the united states, across much of europe and it is a testament to the authorities here that they are well used to forest fires. there have been no loss of life. 30,000 people were evacuated from this side of the lake and on the other side when the fire started to encroach on people please pods homes and businesses. just as people's and no lives lost but nevertheless the premier was very blunt and brutal and says these kinds of things will increase in the future and we as a government can do things and improve fire safety and building regulations when it comes to dealing with fires but at the end of the day, if places like this are going to be susceptible to more wildfires it will require more intervention from governments and humans to stop them from happening in the
and of course not just in canada. _ year on year? and of course not just in canada. the _ year on year? and of course not just in canada. the premier- year on year? and of course not just in canada. the premier is i just in canada. the premier is at pains to point out that we have seen similar scenes in the united states, across much of europe and it is a testament to the authorities here that they are well used to forest fires. there have been no loss of life. 30,000 people were evacuated from...
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well, this has been a summer of wildfires here in canada. we've seen levels of burnt area that is more almost double what it's been in any other previous year in the last a0 years. and the north has been hit particularly hard all summer long. so we've seen smoke through the country. we've seen evacuations — this is the one that is coming close to a big city, obviously, the human and economic costs arejust staggering. now, i mean, how can canada better prepare for wildfires? as you just said, this has been a historic summer, you know, and other climate—related disasters. well, i mean, it's really a combination of both continuing our efforts to reduce emissions, deliver on canada's climate objectives, to contribute to global efforts to stave off even worse impacts of climate change, while at the same time preparing for the climate that's already baked in, the impacts that are already coming from historical emissions. and that puts the imperative on adaptation and preparing for these kinds of climate shocks, and becoming resilient to them a
well, this has been a summer of wildfires here in canada. we've seen levels of burnt area that is more almost double what it's been in any other previous year in the last a0 years. and the north has been hit particularly hard all summer long. so we've seen smoke through the country. we've seen evacuations — this is the one that is coming close to a big city, obviously, the human and economic costs arejust staggering. now, i mean, how can canada better prepare for wildfires? as you just said,...
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we are going through in canada this year?— are going through in canada this ear? . , this year? we have fire season is everywhere _ this year? we have fire season is everywhere in _ this year? we have fire season is everywhere in the _ this year? we have fire season is everywhere in the area - this year? we have fire season is everywhere in the area i'm l is everywhere in the area i'm in, but nothing like this before, a record number of hectares burned, as you mentioned. with the intense heat waves we have had, it is the winds driving those claims. we saw on thursday night, it's unlike anything i've ever seen before and i've been here for ten years covering these fires. 20 years ago, we had a very big fire in the kelowna area, 230 homes were lost. that is the fire of record in this region that everybody talked about. this time around, people are saying it's as bad as that one... we don't yet have the numbers of properties that have been lost. but it's safe to imagine it is in the many dozens if not in the hundreds already. this year is worse than anything i have seen before. jus
we are going through in canada this year?— are going through in canada this ear? . , this year? we have fire season is everywhere _ this year? we have fire season is everywhere in _ this year? we have fire season is everywhere in the _ this year? we have fire season is everywhere in the area - this year? we have fire season is everywhere in the area i'm l is everywhere in the area i'm in, but nothing like this before, a record number of hectares burned, as you mentioned. with the intense heat...
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what assessments are being made there in canada? the more we are being made there in canada? tie: more we know are being made there in canada? tte: more we know about are being made there in canada? "tte: more we know about smoke, are being made there in canada? t'te: more we know about smoke, the are being made there in canada? tte: more we know about smoke, the more we know about how hazardous it is to human health. globally about 340,000 premature deaths are attributed to wildfire smoke. primarily in southeast asia due to persistent peat fires that are burning. but it is a significant human health aspect, you can be in downtown new york and your place isn't going to burn down from wildland fire but your quality of life can be impacted four weeks because of smoke from 1000 kilometres away. that is the issue. ~ ., ., ., , issue. we have to leave it there but thanks for being _ issue. we have to leave it there but thanks for being here _ issue. we have to leave it there but thanks for being here on _ issue. we have to leave it there but thanks for being here on bbc- issue. we
what assessments are being made there in canada? the more we are being made there in canada? tie: more we know are being made there in canada? tte: more we know about are being made there in canada? "tte: more we know about smoke, are being made there in canada? t'te: more we know about smoke, the are being made there in canada? tte: more we know about smoke, the more we know about how hazardous it is to human health. globally about 340,000 premature deaths are attributed to wildfire...
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in canada, a huge number of these fires and indeed elsewhere, but especially in canada with a huge number of forests, lightning is often the cause and you can't necessarily correlate lightning with climate change. lightning has always happened. it's always been a cause of huge wildfires. the difference now is that once they are ignited, these fires seem to burn with increased ferocity and take much longer to put out. and peter, to what degree are the authorities able to cope with this level of fires across the country? are they having to call on support from the us and other nations, or is canada managing to take this on itself? canada is, for now, doing a good job, but it is being stretched to the limit because they've never seen anything like this before. the scale, and you refer to it from east to west, the scale of these wildfires, clearly there is help coming from elsewhere. but we are in the midst of a serious fire season in other countries as well. of course, further south in the united states, in california, this is peak fire season. so those resources really across north america
in canada, a huge number of these fires and indeed elsewhere, but especially in canada with a huge number of forests, lightning is often the cause and you can't necessarily correlate lightning with climate change. lightning has always happened. it's always been a cause of huge wildfires. the difference now is that once they are ignited, these fires seem to burn with increased ferocity and take much longer to put out. and peter, to what degree are the authorities able to cope with this level of...
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canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from their homes. the federal government has had to deploy the military to several regions but more than 1,000 fires still burn across the country. our correspondent wyre davies reports from the town of kelowna. that's my house on fire and i think, my love, that's yours. that's big. joanna and duncan have been friends and neighbours for decades. i think that's us. the okanagan valley residents had never seen anything like the inferno that tore through their community, destroying almost everything in its path, including their homes. it was blindingly bright and it would get into a house and then you've got this raging fire with this kind of skeletonised dwelling in the forefront of it, and it was just moving from one to the next and then, at one point, there werejust dozens. duncan lost most of what he'd built and owned, including his dad's war medals, but his family's safe and the yorkshire native remains positive. i'm very philosophical about this stuff. it happens and it's terrible.
canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from their homes. the federal government has had to deploy the military to several regions but more than 1,000 fires still burn across the country. our correspondent wyre davies reports from the town of kelowna. that's my house on fire and i think, my love, that's yours. that's big. joanna and duncan have been friends and neighbours for decades. i think that's us. the okanagan valley residents...
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we've been seeing the evacuations in other areas of canada as well. we saw long lines of people waiting for aerial evacuations. authorities obviously have a lot on their plates. hundreds of fires burning in the general area there. does it seem to you that there are enough resources to get these blazes under control? yeah, that is a very good question. the answer is no, because there's just so many catastrophic fires and there are only so many resources to put at them. we had a first nations chief in a community about an hourfrom here, he was very vocal in his complaints over two lightning strike fires from last month, several weeks ago, that were in a remote area. they didn't have the resources to tackle them. of course the heatwave came and they exploded in size and forced evacuations there, burned many homes in that community. not only him, but others have said, look, we need more resources. but they are really stretched thin, only so many wildlife firefighters. we do have crews from other countries, from australia, mexico and some other countries,
we've been seeing the evacuations in other areas of canada as well. we saw long lines of people waiting for aerial evacuations. authorities obviously have a lot on their plates. hundreds of fires burning in the general area there. does it seem to you that there are enough resources to get these blazes under control? yeah, that is a very good question. the answer is no, because there's just so many catastrophic fires and there are only so many resources to put at them. we had a first nations...
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of course, there are wildfires in canada. they do happen, but how unusual are this level and numbers of wildfires in intensity? if unusual are this level and numbers of wildfires in intensity?— of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a _ of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a long _ of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a long time, - of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a long time, the - of wildfires in intensity? if you i look for a long time, the wildfires had been decreasing in canada due to better preparation. he actually went to the emergency services team and talk to them about how the season is just a different commander talk about very clearly, bc wildfire, that it about very clearly, bc wildfire, thatitis about very clearly, bc wildfire, that it is this unusual hot and dry temperature, the extremes that we are now seeing. and we talk to them about how this is the new reality for local government, having to overly prepare and to tell residents that they need to have a to go bag ready and packed
of course, there are wildfires in canada. they do happen, but how unusual are this level and numbers of wildfires in intensity? if unusual are this level and numbers of wildfires in intensity?— of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a _ of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a long _ of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a long time, - of wildfires in intensity? if you look for a long time, the - of wildfires in intensity? if you i look for a long time, the wildfires had been...
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let's get the latest on those wildfires canada. they are burning both sides of british columbia's 0kanagan lake, where more than 30,000 people have been driven from their homes. so far over 60 buildings have been destroyed in the kelowna area of the province. officials said firefighters have made some progress, they have been helped by the cooler weather but that "battle is far from over", and the military is now being deployed to help with evacuations. we are joined by ellen whitman, a forest fire research scientist with the canadian forest service. talk to me about this forest. the area that's being burned and how precious the forest is.— precious the forest is. nationally it has been _ precious the forest is. nationally it has been a _ precious the forest is. nationally it has been a really _ precious the forest is. nationally it has been a really exceptional. it has been a really exceptional yearin it has been a really exceptional year in canada. we are looking at about 15 million actors burned so far and that is relative to
let's get the latest on those wildfires canada. they are burning both sides of british columbia's 0kanagan lake, where more than 30,000 people have been driven from their homes. so far over 60 buildings have been destroyed in the kelowna area of the province. officials said firefighters have made some progress, they have been helped by the cooler weather but that "battle is far from over", and the military is now being deployed to help with evacuations. we are joined by ellen whitman,...
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on the eastern part of canada. we have been hit with that smoke multiple times and have extreme smoke considerations. then wejust saw what extreme smoke considerations. then we just saw what happened tragically in hawaii in maui. an island where they think that there was perhaps a power line issue that caused the fire, but a severe weather event exasperated it dramatically. more than 100 people have died so far, making it the deadliest wildfire in united states, at least in the last 100 years of the united states history. we are seeing this as we are seeing extreme heat in the southern part of the united states. each that is just unrelenting and not letting up. we are seeing these extreme weather events over and over again and they are only getting more common. t, t t, , t, again and they are only getting more common. t, t t, t, common. paul, here, closer to home, there have — common. paul, here, closer to home, there have been _ common. paul, here, closer to home, there have been wildfires _ common. paul, here,
on the eastern part of canada. we have been hit with that smoke multiple times and have extreme smoke considerations. then wejust saw what extreme smoke considerations. then we just saw what happened tragically in hawaii in maui. an island where they think that there was perhaps a power line issue that caused the fire, but a severe weather event exasperated it dramatically. more than 100 people have died so far, making it the deadliest wildfire in united states, at least in the last 100 years...
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thousands of people flee wildfires in north—west canada just the latest area to be battered by blazes. maui's top emergency official resigns over his role in the wildfire response there. he's acknowledged that warning sirens weren't used. and west african leaders discuss possible military intervention in niger. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. our main story this hour — and, indeed, much of this week — is the latest threat from wildfires, this time in north—west canada. tens of thousands of people are rushing to evacuate from the remote community. fires have been spreading across canada's sparsely populated northwest territories for months now but in recent days, they have started to threaten the territory's capital, yellowknife. it has a population of 20,000, located 1,000 kilometres away from another large city, making the evacuation a logistical challenge. the order to leave came on wednesday night as the fire bore down on yellowknife�*s boundaries. the city has set up convoys to help drivers navigate their way out the area as smoke blankets the only highway
thousands of people flee wildfires in north—west canada just the latest area to be battered by blazes. maui's top emergency official resigns over his role in the wildfire response there. he's acknowledged that warning sirens weren't used. and west african leaders discuss possible military intervention in niger. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. our main story this hour — and, indeed, much of this week — is the latest threat from wildfires, this time in north—west canada....
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police in canada began _ police find out about this? police in canada began investigating . police find out about this? tani. c21 in canada began investigating this case back in april following the sudden death of an adult in the toronto area. since kenneth law's arrest, they've been doing is making checks and found hundreds of deaths. tom parfett ended his life after buying the chemical from kenneth law. to buying the chemical from kenneth law. ., ,., , , law. to solve this requires the uk to take action. _ law. to solve this requires the uk to take action. people _ law. to solve this requires the uk to take action. people are - law. to solve this requires the uk to take action. people are still- to take action. people are still losing — to take action. people are still losing their own lives. there are people _ losing their own lives. there are people who are, unfortunately, seem to take _ people who are, unfortunately, seem to take pleasure from people taking their own _ to take pleasure from people taking their own lives. we can t
police in canada began _ police find out about this? police in canada began investigating . police find out about this? tani. c21 in canada began investigating this case back in april following the sudden death of an adult in the toronto area. since kenneth law's arrest, they've been doing is making checks and found hundreds of deaths. tom parfett ended his life after buying the chemical from kenneth law. to buying the chemical from kenneth law. ., ,., , , law. to solve this requires the uk to...
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canada has never experienced a wildfire season as treacherous as this one. in the 0kanagan valley region of british columbia, they're still battling the blazes that nearly engulfed the town of 0soyoos over the weekend, forcing hundreds to evacuate to safer ground. all the smoke came out, started just blazing through. the maynards are still cleaning debris out of their back yard. that's all ash. the eagle bluff fire initially spread so quickly from the us border that it wasn't long before fire crews told them to evacuate immediately. within the five, ten minutes of packing up and going out, and it was the engulfment, you could see it in the backside just coming over, and from there to the time we went to our friends house and sitting on their deck and watching it, it was already at the point of our place within minutes. for hours, the maynards and residents watched the inferno building in front of them. the wildfire is still growing, but at least for now it's expanding away from town. crews like these water bombers have been working relentlessly over the last
canada has never experienced a wildfire season as treacherous as this one. in the 0kanagan valley region of british columbia, they're still battling the blazes that nearly engulfed the town of 0soyoos over the weekend, forcing hundreds to evacuate to safer ground. all the smoke came out, started just blazing through. the maynards are still cleaning debris out of their back yard. that's all ash. the eagle bluff fire initially spread so quickly from the us border that it wasn't long before fire...
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well, regional police in canada say they began i police in canada say they began investigating this back in april, following the sudden death of an aduu following the sudden death of an adult in the toronto area. and since mr law's arrest, the nca along with the police here in the uk started making a number of checks and what they found was that 232 people here had been identified as buying from mr law over a two year period. and as we have already heard, 88 of them later died. it isjust important though to say that the agency could not confirm at this point in time a direct link with the deaths. now, one of those who died is 22—year—old man who ended his own life in october 2021 after buying a chemical from mr locke. his father, david, is obviously angry and says there has been failures by the police and more needs to be done to prevent other families from going through the same experience —— a chemicalfrom mr law. to experience -- a chemicalfrom mr law. ., , , ., law. to solve this requires uk to take action _ law. to solve this requires uk to take action and _ law. to solve th
well, regional police in canada say they began i police in canada say they began investigating this back in april, following the sudden death of an aduu following the sudden death of an adult in the toronto area. and since mr law's arrest, the nca along with the police here in the uk started making a number of checks and what they found was that 232 people here had been identified as buying from mr law over a two year period. and as we have already heard, 88 of them later died. it isjust...
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in canada, _ suspect in the murder case. caroline davies there. in canada, the - suspect in the murder case. caroline | davies there. in canada, the western province of british columbia has declared a state of emergency is a major wildfire burn. the city of kelowna is under threat after embers blew across a lake from neigbouring west kelowna. residents of the remote northern city of yellowknife, which is threatened by a huge wildfire, have been scrambling to leave. we can speak to are the green. very good to speak to. just tell is the latest when it comes to the fires that we are just mentioning. late that we are “ust mentioning. late last niaht, that we are just mentioning. late last night. the — that we are just mentioning. late: last night, the province declared a provincewide state of emergency. they have announced that the state of emergency was made for across the province because it is triggering thousands of new evacuation orders. on friday night, they did declared a state of emergency. theyjust had another update at 11am state of emer
in canada, _ suspect in the murder case. caroline davies there. in canada, the - suspect in the murder case. caroline | davies there. in canada, the western province of british columbia has declared a state of emergency is a major wildfire burn. the city of kelowna is under threat after embers blew across a lake from neigbouring west kelowna. residents of the remote northern city of yellowknife, which is threatened by a huge wildfire, have been scrambling to leave. we can speak to are the...
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the wildfires in canada, - the margins of society. the wildfires in canada, we saw them in hawaii and tenerife as well, but if we look to california where we have water as the problem, flooding there, 20 million people underflood warnings... again an extremely rare weather event, climate change, can we expect more weather systems like that? tt’s weather systems like that? it's no [on . er weather systems like that? it's no longer fair _ weather systems like that? tit�*s no longer fair to call this stuff rare and unusual. colleagues of mine have been offering up the analysis in the forecast that climate change will produce more catastrophic weather events. this is going to become more the norm, these catastrophic weather events, particularly as we see c02 levels continuing to rise. the united nations multilateral process has not been successful in stopping rising c02 in the atmosphere, and basically that's going to increase not just the extent of these events, whether they are catastrophic storms, unprecedented storms with unpreced
the wildfires in canada, - the margins of society. the wildfires in canada, we saw them in hawaii and tenerife as well, but if we look to california where we have water as the problem, flooding there, 20 million people underflood warnings... again an extremely rare weather event, climate change, can we expect more weather systems like that? tt’s weather systems like that? it's no [on . er weather systems like that? it's no longer fair _ weather systems like that? tit�*s no longer fair to...
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there was a huge matter but if a deal at that and an enormous police investigation in canada. it now appears they have identified another 12 individuals who were supplied by kenneth law who then went on to take their own lives so he now faces a total of 1a charges of counselling or aiding suicide, a quite extraordinary number. and the police in ontario say this is a very active and very compact investigation, notjust compact investigation, not just obviously compact investigation, notjust obviously in canada, they say we are operating with and sharing information with law enforcement on a global scale. they say, we will not tolerate criminal actions by those who prey on the vulnerable in our society, and of course there has been a huge amount of interest here in this country to wear on friday of last week, the national crime agency here reveals that 88 british people had ordered this poisonous substance from kenneth law and had later died, although they couldn't say for sure that the chemical had caused their deaths. they also said that a total of 272 people in the uk had orde
there was a huge matter but if a deal at that and an enormous police investigation in canada. it now appears they have identified another 12 individuals who were supplied by kenneth law who then went on to take their own lives so he now faces a total of 1a charges of counselling or aiding suicide, a quite extraordinary number. and the police in ontario say this is a very active and very compact investigation, notjust compact investigation, not just obviously compact investigation, notjust...
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it's canada's worst wildfire season on record. more than 37 million acres have burned, forcing mass evacuations. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. in the provence of british columbia, firefighters battling blazes in kelowna say their biggest challenge is the lack of visibility. and a new report out says climate change made the wildfires twice as likely, increasing the chance of extreme fire weather conditions in eastern canada. 0ur correspondent wyre davies gave us the latest. the good news today is that some of that smoke you are talking about, that had really not only affected people's health here on the ground but it had prohibited the efforts of the authorities to spot the fires and deal with them, much of that smoke has been lifted today. and here, in this particular town at least, the danger caused by those fires has receded a bit. some people are being allowed back in, but there are still people in west kelowna, on the other side of the lake here, who ar
it's canada's worst wildfire season on record. more than 37 million acres have burned, forcing mass evacuations. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. in the provence of british columbia, firefighters battling blazes in kelowna say their biggest challenge is the lack of visibility. and a new report out says climate change made the wildfires twice as likely, increasing the chance of extreme fire weather conditions in eastern...
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we begin in canada, where emergency workers have begun evacuating thousands of residents of an entire city in the north—west of the country, which is in the path of a huge wildfire. more than 20,000 people in yellowknife — the capital city of canada's northwest territories — have been told to leave by friday. the authorities said the wildfires had taken a turn for the worse and posed a "real threat". yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke. and fires are burning close to the one major road into and out of the city. shane thompson is the minister of environment and climate change for the northwest territories. he's involved in the emergency effort and joins me from fort simpson. thanks very much for coming onto the programme. just tell us how it's going with this effort to the city. so the evacuation actually started probably before the order was issued. so people were starting to leave, there was a bottleneck as people were leaving at the beginning, but we are seeing it more consistent as people go out, so we are not having any, as bad of a bottleneck. if the conditions on the roa
we begin in canada, where emergency workers have begun evacuating thousands of residents of an entire city in the north—west of the country, which is in the path of a huge wildfire. more than 20,000 people in yellowknife — the capital city of canada's northwest territories — have been told to leave by friday. the authorities said the wildfires had taken a turn for the worse and posed a "real threat". yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke. and fires are burning close to the one...
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thousands evacuate in canada's northwest territories as wildfires intensify. the search for maui's missing resumes, as the death toll continues to climb after last week's deadly fires. plus, west african leaders ready for military intervention in niger. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. tens of thousands of people are rushing to evacuate a city in canada's far north, as wildfires close in on their remote community. fires have been spreading across canada's sparsely—populated northwest territories for months now, but in recent days they have started to threaten the territory's capital, yellowknife. it has a population of 20,000 located a thousand kilometres away from another large city, making the evacuation a logistical challenge. the order to leave came on wednesday night, as the fire bore down on the yellowstone's boundaries. the city has set up convoys to help drivers natigate out, as smoke blankets the only highway in or out. earlier, my colleague carl nasman spoke to ollie williams, a journalist from yellowknife who has evacuated out of h
thousands evacuate in canada's northwest territories as wildfires intensify. the search for maui's missing resumes, as the death toll continues to climb after last week's deadly fires. plus, west african leaders ready for military intervention in niger. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. tens of thousands of people are rushing to evacuate a city in canada's far north, as wildfires close in on their remote community. fires have been spreading across canada's sparsely—populated...
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more than 1000 fires are burning right across canada. about two thirds of them are concentrated in british
more than 1000 fires are burning right across canada. about two thirds of them are concentrated in british
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in canada you are _ it to? it's different. it is good. in canada you are eating - it to? it's different. it is good. | in canada you are eating mainly putin and i'm guessing. canada, montreal, yeah. have you met any other performers from around the world? == other performers from around the world? ~ �* ,., world? -- putin. we've met some --eole world? -- putin. we've met some people from _ world? -- putin. we've met some people from sweden, _ world? -- putin. we've met some people from sweden, germany . world? -- putin. we've met some| people from sweden, germany it's world? -- putin. we've met some i people from sweden, germany it's a place _ people from sweden, germany it's a place where we can just people from sweden, germany it's a place where we canjust meet people. a lot of— place where we canjust meet people. a lot of different artists. place where we can just meet people. a lot of different artists.— a lot of different artists. which is really good- _ a lot of different artists. which is really good- do — a lot of different artists. which is really good. d
in canada you are _ it to? it's different. it is good. in canada you are eating - it to? it's different. it is good. | in canada you are eating mainly putin and i'm guessing. canada, montreal, yeah. have you met any other performers from around the world? == other performers from around the world? ~ �* ,., world? -- putin. we've met some --eole world? -- putin. we've met some people from _ world? -- putin. we've met some people from sweden, _ world? -- putin. we've met some people from...
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the headlines: canada evacuates thousands of people from the north western city of yellowknife — as a huge wildfire approaches. we have a special report from pakistan, after churches and christian homes were attacked following claims a copy of the quran was desecrated. the leaders ofjapan and south korea travel to the us for a summit withjoe biden aimed at tackling rising regional threats. as regional threats. we count down to sunday's women's as we count down to sunday's women's world cup final, we see how women's domestic league is being promoted. li’se how women's domestic league is being promoted.— being promoted. live from our studio in singapore, _ being promoted. live from our studio in singapore, this- being promoted. live from our studio in singapore, this is - studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in canada, where emergency workers are evacuating thousands of residents of an entire city in the north west of the country, which is in the path of a huge wildfire. more than 20,000 people in yellowknife, the capital city of
the headlines: canada evacuates thousands of people from the north western city of yellowknife — as a huge wildfire approaches. we have a special report from pakistan, after churches and christian homes were attacked following claims a copy of the quran was desecrated. the leaders ofjapan and south korea travel to the us for a summit withjoe biden aimed at tackling rising regional threats. as regional threats. we count down to sunday's women's as we count down to sunday's women's world cup...
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and the devastating effects of canada's worst wildfires on record — more than 1,000 fires are still burning. tonight... coming up on bbc news — on a big night in budapest. can zharnel hughes become the first british man to win two individual sprint medals at one world championships? good evening. it's not often that a photograph makes history, but this one, the first mugshot ever of a former us president, will never be forgotten. donald trump surrendered himself at fulton countyjail in georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state's 2020 election results. he was released on bail while he awaits trial. this was his fourth arrest in five months on criminal charges. afterwards, mr trump described the case as a "travesty ofjustice" and posted the mugshot on social media. let's join our north america editor, sarah smith, who's in atlanta, georgia for us now. you might think donald trump would be ashamed or humiliated about being booked and photographed inside a notorious jail house. a mugshot has ended many other political careers but he is displaying it as a badge of honour, turn it in
and the devastating effects of canada's worst wildfires on record — more than 1,000 fires are still burning. tonight... coming up on bbc news — on a big night in budapest. can zharnel hughes become the first british man to win two individual sprint medals at one world championships? good evening. it's not often that a photograph makes history, but this one, the first mugshot ever of a former us president, will never be forgotten. donald trump surrendered himself at fulton countyjail in...
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it's canada's worst wildfire season on record. more than 37 million acres have burned, forcing mass evacuations. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. in the province of british columbia, firefighters battling blazes in kelowna say their biggest challenge is the lack of visibility. smoke blanketing the region has prompted air quality warnings across the country and further south in the us. but some rain in the province has helped. our correspondent wyre davies is in british columbia with more. with around 8000 wildfires happening, this has been one of the worst of wildfires seasons and canada's recent history. many of them happening here in british columbia. here, people on this side of the lake thought they were safe with a whole mountain on the western side ablaze behind them. when burning and members were blown two kilometres across the lake, fires started here and people had to flee for their lives. with all this wind and smoke it is still too early to say the
it's canada's worst wildfire season on record. more than 37 million acres have burned, forcing mass evacuations. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. in the province of british columbia, firefighters battling blazes in kelowna say their biggest challenge is the lack of visibility. smoke blanketing the region has prompted air quality warnings across the country and further south in the us. but some rain in the province has...
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we you're going to their in canada this year?— you're going to their in canada this ear? ., , , this year? we have fire seasons everywhere _ this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in _ this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the _ this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the area - this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the area that - this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the area that i i everywhere in the area that i meant but nothing like this before. a record number of factors have been burned and with the intense heat waves you had in wings that are driving those flames, we saw thursday was only anything we'd ever seen before covering these fires. 20 years ago, we had a very big fire in the area for 20 or 30 homes were lost and thatis 20 or 30 homes were lost and that is the fire of record here in this region that everybody talks about in this time around, people are single, is this is bad is that one? we don't have the numbers yet of properties that have been lost here and it's safe to imagine that it here and it's safe to imagine that
we you're going to their in canada this year?— you're going to their in canada this ear? ., , , this year? we have fire seasons everywhere _ this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in _ this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the _ this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the area - this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the area that - this year? we have fire seasons everywhere in the area that i i everywhere in the area that i meant but nothing like this before. a...
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to the north, yellowknife — the capital of canada's northwest territories — is now a ghost town. over two days, almost the entire population of 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes leaving the city by road and air to escape a fire encroaching on their community. officials said it had been an extraordinary achievement to get everyone out. the fire, caused by lightning a month ago, is still threatening the city — although cooler conditions have slowed its progress. but gusty winds are forecast, and officials fear they could further propel the fire towards the city boundaries. siren wails this is an epic struggle for firefighters. reinforcements have been brought in from as far away as south africa, with local resources stretched to the limit. in a nation used to forest fires, this countrywide crisis has reached a level never seen before. peter bowes, bbc news. a major storm is bearing down on mexico and southern california. mexico's government has placed 18,000 thousand soldiers on standby as hurricane hilary makes its way up the the pacific coast. it's been downgraded t
to the north, yellowknife — the capital of canada's northwest territories — is now a ghost town. over two days, almost the entire population of 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes leaving the city by road and air to escape a fire encroaching on their community. officials said it had been an extraordinary achievement to get everyone out. the fire, caused by lightning a month ago, is still threatening the city — although cooler conditions have slowed its progress. but gusty winds...
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from nikki haley. — line up for canada. from nikki haley. to— line up for canada. from nikki haley, to candidates apprising people — haley, to candidates apprising people in ohio and across the countrx — people in ohio and across the country. ron desantis has continued to break through on parental— continued to break through on parental rights and every single _ parental rights and every single candidate has something to offer— single candidate has something to offer and every single one of them _ to offer and every single one of them has solutions and that is what — of them has solutions and that is what america is looking for, that— is what america is looking for, that is— is what america is looking for, that is what americans want to look_ that is what americans want to look at — that is what americans want to look at today.— that is what americans want to look at today. are these voters actually looking _ look at today. are these voters actually looking for _ look at today. are these voters actually looking for solutions i actually looking for
from nikki haley. — line up for canada. from nikki haley. to— line up for canada. from nikki haley, to candidates apprising people — haley, to candidates apprising people in ohio and across the countrx — people in ohio and across the country. ron desantis has continued to break through on parental— continued to break through on parental rights and every single _ parental rights and every single candidate has something to offer— single candidate has something to offer and every...
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we heard there's more than a thousand fires currently burning in canada. what's the sense that you get in terms of authorities and firefighters — are they able to control and contain these blazes and make sure that they can protect people and communities? frankly, the answer to that is no, otherwise we wouldn't have 20,000 people all trying to drive down one highway out of yellowknife right now. clearly, fires like this cannot always be controlled. what can be controlled is the human response to that and when you take the decision to leave and how you take the decision to leave. and over the last few years, there are more and more voices suggesting that the traditional ways of combating fires — or, more accurately, the traditional way of communities responding to fires — might need to change and that we need to adjust our understanding of how we move people around and how we get them out and how we defend communities to the new reality that is fires behaving more extremely than they ever have before, covering more distance, burning more intensely, an
we heard there's more than a thousand fires currently burning in canada. what's the sense that you get in terms of authorities and firefighters — are they able to control and contain these blazes and make sure that they can protect people and communities? frankly, the answer to that is no, otherwise we wouldn't have 20,000 people all trying to drive down one highway out of yellowknife right now. clearly, fires like this cannot always be controlled. what can be controlled is the human response...
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in a moment we'll have the latest on the evacuations in canada, where the residents of yellowknife are scrambling to safety. then we'll focus on the aftermath of the hawaii wildfires and new questions over how the blazes started in the first place. but we start in california, where for the first time ever, a tropical storm could hit the southern part of the state. right now, hurricane hilary is a category four storm. it's expected to make landfall in mexico in the state of baja california, seen here, on saturday. it will likely then downgrade to a tropical storm before hitting southern california, with san diego and los angeles in the path. you can see, prepaparations are already underway there including working to shore up hillsides. officials are worried about landslides and major flooding. the last tropical storm to hit california was in 1939, over 80 years ago. this map shows the predicted path this storm might take. as of early friday, the centre of the hurricane was located roughly 400 miles, thats 615 kilometers, south of mexico's southern edge. presidentjoe biden spoke about th
in a moment we'll have the latest on the evacuations in canada, where the residents of yellowknife are scrambling to safety. then we'll focus on the aftermath of the hawaii wildfires and new questions over how the blazes started in the first place. but we start in california, where for the first time ever, a tropical storm could hit the southern part of the state. right now, hurricane hilary is a category four storm. it's expected to make landfall in mexico in the state of baja california, seen...
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and, a ceremony to mark the return of a precious symbol of canada's indigenous people, nearly a century after being sold to a british museum. hello. thousands of air passengers travelling to and from the uk are facing major delays this bank holiday to scheduled flights. it follows what's described as a technical issue with the air traffic control system. restrictions on flight numbers have had to be implemented to maintain safety, and despite the problem now being identified and remedied, delays will last well into the night. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. one of the busiest days of the summer for flights descended one of the busiest days of the summerforflights descended into summer for flights descended into chaos summerforflights descended into chaos for thousands of passengers, many on their way back from holidays. many on their way back from holida s. , ., , ., many on their way back from holidays-_ many on their way back from holida s. , ., , ., , holidays. due to fly at 11am this mornin: , holidays. due to fly at 11am this morning. it's — holidays. due to fly
and, a ceremony to mark the return of a precious symbol of canada's indigenous people, nearly a century after being sold to a british museum. hello. thousands of air passengers travelling to and from the uk are facing major delays this bank holiday to scheduled flights. it follows what's described as a technical issue with the air traffic control system. restrictions on flight numbers have had to be implemented to maintain safety, and despite the problem now being identified and remedied,...
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tens of thousands of people are rushing to evacuate a city in canada's far north as wildfires close in on their remote community. fires have been spreading across canada's sparsely—populated northwest territories for months now, but in recent days they've threatened the territory's capital, yellowknife. it has a population ofjust 20,000. it's1000km away from the next large city, making the evacuation a logistical challenge. the order to leave came as the fire bore down on yellowknife�*s boundaries. 0llie williams is a journalist from yellowknife who has already escaped harm's way. yeah, so i am now in a small village called fort simpson, which is about 630 kilometres west of yellowknife. it probably sounds like a huge distance — it really isn't in northwest territories terms. this place is twice the size of france, it's got 115,000
tens of thousands of people are rushing to evacuate a city in canada's far north as wildfires close in on their remote community. fires have been spreading across canada's sparsely—populated northwest territories for months now, but in recent days they've threatened the territory's capital, yellowknife. it has a population ofjust 20,000. it's1000km away from the next large city, making the evacuation a logistical challenge. the order to leave came as the fire bore down on yellowknife�*s...
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more than 20,000 people in yellowknife, the capital city of canada's northwest territories, have been told to leave by friday. authorities say the wildfires have taken a turn for the worse and pose a "real threat". yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke,
more than 20,000 people in yellowknife, the capital city of canada's northwest territories, have been told to leave by friday. authorities say the wildfires have taken a turn for the worse and pose a "real threat". yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke,
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to the north, yellowknife — the capital of canada's northwest territories — is now a ghost town. over two days, almost the entire population of 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes... ..leaving the city by road and air to escape a fire encroaching on their community. officials said it had been an extraordinary achievement to get everyone out. the fire, caused by lightning a month ago, is still threatening the city — although cooler conditions have slowed its progress. but gusty winds are forecast, and officials fear they could further propel the fire towards the city boundaries. siren wails. this is an epic struggle for firefighters. reinforcements have been brought in from as far away as south africa, with local resources stretched to the limit. in a nation used to forest fires, this countrywide crisis has reached a level never seen before. peter bowes, bbc news. spain have won the women's world cup final, they beat england 1—0. celebrations in madrid and in australia, where the games have been played. what about those england fans? our reporter has been in manchest
to the north, yellowknife — the capital of canada's northwest territories — is now a ghost town. over two days, almost the entire population of 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes... ..leaving the city by road and air to escape a fire encroaching on their community. officials said it had been an extraordinary achievement to get everyone out. the fire, caused by lightning a month ago, is still threatening the city — although cooler conditions have slowed its progress. but gusty...
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canada's ethan katzberg won gold in the men's hammer setting a new national record in the process. poland's olympic champion wojciech nowicki took silver. next to the english premier league where big spenders chelsea have been beaten, by a west ham side that played the last half an hour with ten men at the london stadium. david moyes condemning mauricio pochettino to defeat in just his second game in charge. lucas paqueta exhausted at the end here, his goal wrapped up a 3—1win, disappointment for moises caceido on his debut. chelsea were level at half time having been in control and missing a penalty, west ham had nayef agair sent off in the second half but ground out the win. chelsea with one point from their opening two games. we all feel really bad because we were very disappointed that we were very disappointed that we could not earn what we wanted. that is a point to learn, premier league is very competitive and gives the player a different way that you play. you need to accept and understand how you need to play the games. i get separate teams we cannot consider, we need to
canada's ethan katzberg won gold in the men's hammer setting a new national record in the process. poland's olympic champion wojciech nowicki took silver. next to the english premier league where big spenders chelsea have been beaten, by a west ham side that played the last half an hour with ten men at the london stadium. david moyes condemning mauricio pochettino to defeat in just his second game in charge. lucas paqueta exhausted at the end here, his goal wrapped up a 3—1win, disappointment...
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british columbia is under a state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage across canada. officials say vast areas are under threat as enormous fires continue to intensify. around 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes in the western canadian province. and a rare tropical storm is bearing down on southern california. hurricane hilary is gathering speed — moving up mexico's western coast — with meterologists predicting "catastrophic" flooding for the region. those flooding for the region. are our top stories this hour. now on bbc news — click. this week, how robots are helping the british army stay safe in hostile environments... it's not only about going into a building knowing that there's going to be enemy threat inside there, it's what else is in there as well. lara puts chatgpt through its paces... no time to stop between the super sets, although i do
british columbia is under a state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage across canada. officials say vast areas are under threat as enormous fires continue to intensify. around 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes in the western canadian province. and a rare tropical storm is bearing down on southern california. hurricane hilary is gathering speed — moving up mexico's western coast — with meterologists predicting "catastrophic" flooding for the region. those...
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canada has never experienced a wildfire season as treacherous as this one. in the 0kanagan valley region of british columbia, they're still battling the blazes that nearly engulfed the town of 0soyoos over the weekend, forcing hundreds to evacuate to safer ground. all the smoke came out, started just blazing through. the maynards are still cleaning debris out of their back yard. that's all ash. the eagle bluff fire initially spread so quickly from the us border that it wasn't long before fire crews told them to evacuate immediately. within the five, ten minutes of packing up and going out and it was the engulfment, you could see it in the backside just coming over and from there to the time we went to our friends house and sitting on their deck and watching it, it was already at the point of our place within minutes. for hours the maynards and residents watched the inferno building in front of them. the wildfire is still growing, but at least for now, it's expanding away from town. crews like these water bombers have been working relentlessly over the last f
canada has never experienced a wildfire season as treacherous as this one. in the 0kanagan valley region of british columbia, they're still battling the blazes that nearly engulfed the town of 0soyoos over the weekend, forcing hundreds to evacuate to safer ground. all the smoke came out, started just blazing through. the maynards are still cleaning debris out of their back yard. that's all ash. the eagle bluff fire initially spread so quickly from the us border that it wasn't long before fire...
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john herdman has quit the canada national side to take over at major league soccer outfit toronto. he spent seven years in charge of the canada women's team before switching to the men's side in 2018, leading them to their first world cup finals since 1986 last year. and roberto mancini has been unveiled as the new head coach of saudi arabia, less than a month after resigning from his previous position — head coach of italy. mancini's contract with saudi arabia is set to run until 2027. now to new york, where it took the defending women's champion iga swiatek less than an hour to cruise into the second round of the us open. the world number one from poland was untouchable, beating rebecca peterson with no troubel in her opening match at flushing meadows. she won in straights sets as she aims for a fifth grand slam title. i am really happy with it. ifeel like i could play practically from the beginning and just didn't stop, so i'm just happy that this was such a nice first because first rounds are usually tricky, and also i'm happy that i had time to implement all the stuff i prac
john herdman has quit the canada national side to take over at major league soccer outfit toronto. he spent seven years in charge of the canada women's team before switching to the men's side in 2018, leading them to their first world cup finals since 1986 last year. and roberto mancini has been unveiled as the new head coach of saudi arabia, less than a month after resigning from his previous position — head coach of italy. mancini's contract with saudi arabia is set to run until 2027. now...
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canada sends soldiers to tackle wildfires in british columbia — which have forced over 35,000 people to leave their homes. over half the votes have been counted in ecuador�*s presidential election — which is taking place amid tight security after the murder of a candidate. the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has travelled to the island of tenerife, where 26,000 people have been evacuated from their homes because of a giant wildfire burning out of control there. authorities say the blaze is now the biggest ever seen on the island, and stretches for 50 miles. and extreme weather is causing havoc across north america. the canadian government is sending in the military to help battle more than 400 fast—spreading wildfires raging in british columbia. more than 30,000 people across the province have been ordered to evacuate and tens of thousands more have been put on standby to do so. and much of southern california has been deluged by torrential rain as it experiences its first tropical storm in more than eighty years. a state of emergency has been declared for the region, wher
canada sends soldiers to tackle wildfires in british columbia — which have forced over 35,000 people to leave their homes. over half the votes have been counted in ecuador�*s presidential election — which is taking place amid tight security after the murder of a candidate. the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has travelled to the island of tenerife, where 26,000 people have been evacuated from their homes because of a giant wildfire burning out of control there. authorities say the...
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tens of thousands are under evacuation orders in canada amid fast—spreading wildfires. and the polls close in ecuador after an election marred by violence. hello. i'm carl nasman. we begin in southern california where residents are now bracing for the worst of tropical storm hiliary. 9 million people are under flash—flood warnings as the weather system brings torrential rain to the region. the state's governor and los angeles mayor are asking people to stay off the roads this is water streaming down streets in the desert community of palm springs, east of los angeles. the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilt across highways in some areas. some schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures just in from wrightwood, california — rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. hilary has already pummelled mexico's pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. live now to palm springs. jason allen is a correspondent for cbs news. what's the latest where you are? we have been watch
tens of thousands are under evacuation orders in canada amid fast—spreading wildfires. and the polls close in ecuador after an election marred by violence. hello. i'm carl nasman. we begin in southern california where residents are now bracing for the worst of tropical storm hiliary. 9 million people are under flash—flood warnings as the weather system brings torrential rain to the region. the state's governor and los angeles mayor are asking people to stay off the roads this is water...
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ithink momentum, we have gone past canada and france. i think the country of australia is confident we can beat england, a traditional rival, we have the ashes in cricket and other rivalries in sports like netball. in football, this is epic and i believe australia is really going to be going confident even though england and the lionesses is good as they are, european champions, on home soil, i think it is going to be something. it is going to be an extremely special night, but i think the matildas might be able to do it. well, we will see, i don't know about the home soil making much difference because it felt today against colombia like it was a home crowd. they were really hostile to england. crowd. they were really hostile to encland. , , :, england. yes, there is a huge colombian — england. yes, there is a huge colombian population - england. yes, there is a huge colombian population in - england. yes, there is a huge l colombian population in sydney especially. i know even a lot of colombian friends i have back in sydney was so p
ithink momentum, we have gone past canada and france. i think the country of australia is confident we can beat england, a traditional rival, we have the ashes in cricket and other rivalries in sports like netball. in football, this is epic and i believe australia is really going to be going confident even though england and the lionesses is good as they are, european champions, on home soil, i think it is going to be something. it is going to be an extremely special night, but i think the...