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Western Canada was hit by wildfires

Western Canada has been hit by wildfires in recent days. In the area of Jasper, a tourist town in Alberta, about 25,000 residents and tourists were forced to evacuate early on the 24th, and 358 houses in the town were burned down. An official of the Canada Park Administration said on the 27th that the fire was the largest fire in the Jasper National Park area in a hundred years and may burn for several months.

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is the wreckage of the vehicle photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/AFP

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is the wreckage of the vehicle photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/Reuters

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is the wreckage of the vehicle photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/Reuters

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

Firefighters work in front of the rubble in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, July 26. Xinhua/Reuters

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is a burnt wine bottle photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/Reuters

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is the ruins of a building photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/Reuters

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is an overheated woods photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/Reuters

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is the ruins of a building photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/Reuters

Western Canada was hit by wildfires

This is the ruins of a building photographed on July 26 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Xinhua/Reuters

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