The Penticton RCMP has confirmed the death of an 80-year-old woman who was fleeing the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland, B.C.

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PENTICTON — The wildfire raging near Okanagan Lake in British Columbia's southern Interior claimed the life of an 80-year-old woman as she tried to escape the flames, police said on Sunday, as video footage and grim accounts emerged of nearby devastation.

Wildfires across Canada and the western U.S. forced more than 20,000 evacuations, destroyed homes, triggered rescues and claimed lives.

British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday after thousands of people in the western Canadian province were ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight.

British Columbia is becoming a leader in using technology against wildfires before disaster strikes — including Canada's first use of a drone to conduct a controlled burn.

In British Columbia, wildfires are spreading rapidly, prompting 40 evacuation orders. Thousands have fled due to the intense Bald Range fire.

British Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ efforts