Wildfires in British Columbia in 2023 have now destroyed more than 2 million hectares of land across the province.
As of the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 3, the province recorded 2,072 wildfires, destroying 2,189,160.187 hectares.
Roughly three-quarters of the fire damage — around 1.7 million hectares — has been in the Prince George Fire Centre’s area, in northeastern British Columbia. However, other regions of the province have also sustained significant fire damage.
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