B.C. officials tally losses, damage following wildfire flare-ups
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Officials in British Columbia say they are beginning the difficult process of notifying those who have lost homes in the out-of-control wildfires that have prompted a provincial state of emergency.
Cariboo Regional District chairman Al Richmond said Monday that teams have gained access to areas where houses and other buildings have been destroyed northwest of 100 Mile House.
“We can start to phone the residents who have had losses,” he said.
Crews are also working to restore electricity, telephone service and other infrastructure in regions evacuated after the fires broke out July 6.