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Lightning has been attributed as the cause of the wildfires which have been fueled by dry conditions and strong winds only making the situation worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/towns-homes-evacuated-in-b-c-as-wildfires-burn-out-of-control-1.4196041\">Towns, homes evacuated in B.C. as wildfires burn out of control<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/current-situation-1.4197403\">B.C. wildfires: the current situation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/bc-wildfire-100-mile-house-evacuated-1.4197265\">10,000 evacuees and counting: How B.C.&#8217;s wildfire fight took a turn for the worse<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/safety\/wildfire-status\/wildfire-situation\">Current Wildfire Situation &#8211; Province of British Columbia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of August 3rd, over 6,000\u00a0Canadians living in British Columbia remain\u00a0displaced after being forced from their homes due to ongoing wildfires. 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Please donate today to let the people of British Columbia know we are here for them."}],"heading_for_crisis_overview":"Over 6,000 Canadians living in British Columbia remain displaced from their homes as over 200 wildfires swept the province at the height of the crisis in July 2017. 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