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Canada wildfires: British Columbia declares emergency

Canada is having its worst wildfire season on record, British Columbia has declared a state of emergency.

Canada is having its worst wildfire season on record, with at least 1,000 fires burning across the country. British Columbia has declared a state of emergency;
15,000 households have been ordered to evacuate, as firefighters battle raging wildfires that have set homes ablaze.

Also on the programme: Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has hosted talks with Iran's foreign minister. Is the meeting a sign relations are improving? And we hear why Italy's government settled the bill of four Italian tourists in Albania, who left a restaurant without paying for their meal. Plus, how will history look back on the indictment of former President Donald Trump?

(Photo: The McDougall Creek wildfire burns next to houses in the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, August 19, 2023. Credit: Reuters/Chris Helgren)

50 minutes

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  • Sat 19 Aug 202312:06GMT

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