Rain Across BC Interior Aids Wildfire Fight in Okanagan, Shuswap and Fraser Canyon

Rain Across BC Interior Aids Wildfire Fight in Okanagan, Shuswap and Fraser Canyon
A man sits under an umbrella on a dock on the Fraser River as rain falls in Richmond, B.C., on July 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Widespread rain in the forecast today throughout much of British Columbia’s southern Interior is expected to aid firefighters pushing back against a number of major wildfires in the region.

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says while cooler weather brought winds that may increase fire behaviour at the Bush Creek East blaze near Chase, the rain is “creating conditions for firefighters to increase their attack” on the fire now measuring 431 square kilometres.