Families flee advancing wildfires while thousands wait to learn what remains

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Smoke rises over the Okanagan Lake region in British Columbia as residents flee fast-moving wildfires that forced more than 20,000 evacuations, destroyed homes and prompted emergency rescue operations across western Canada.  (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Residents across parts of western Canada and the northwestern United States spent Sunday watching wildfire conditions closely, with some preparing for potential evacuation orders and others anxiously awaiting word on whether their homes survived the flames. The fires have left thousands displaced and forced emergency officials to balance active firefighting efforts with evacuation and rescue operations, CBS News said,

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