Wildfire season- BC’s heartbreaking search for survivors in Lytton; California’s.mp4

Published on Jul 3, 2021
When a wildfire broke out in Lytton, B.C., the village that recently recorded the hottest temperature in Canadian history, residents were forced to flee their homes to safety. But not everyone was able to escape the deadly blaze. As Paul Haysom reports, forensics teams have arrived, as heartbreaking search for survivors continues.

Firefighters in California are used to battling the kind of wildfires that are raging across British Columbia. With climate change driving up temperatures, and increasing drought conditions, the state's wildfire season is virtually year-round.