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People play at the Peachland Water Park in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) An emergency vehicle passes a closed section of Highway 97 south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) Matt Prouxl sits with his dog, Baily, by his RV trailer, along Beach Avenue in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. Matt, his wife and 18-year-old daughter, along with two other dogs, were evacuated from their home on Princeton Avenue the night before. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) Emergency crews talk to the driver of a car at a closed section of Highway 97 south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) An RCMP officer talks to the driver of a car in an evacuated area on Renfrew Rd. south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug.
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People play at the Peachland Water Park in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) An emergency vehicle passes a closed section of Highway 97 south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) Matt Prouxl sits with his dog, Baily, by his RV trailer, along Beach Avenue in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. Matt, his wife and 18-year-old daughter, along with two other dogs, were evacuated from their home on Princeton Avenue the night before. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) Emergency crews talk to the driver of a car at a closed section of Highway 97 south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) An RCMP officer talks to the driver of a car in an evacuated area on Renfrew Rd. south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug.
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People play at the Peachland Water Park in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) An emergency vehicle passes a closed section of Highway 97 south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) Matt Prouxl sits with his dog, Baily, by his RV trailer, along Beach Avenue in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. Matt, his wife and 18-year-old daughter, along with two other dogs, were evacuated from their home on Princeton Avenue the night before. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) Emergency crews talk to the driver of a car at a closed section of Highway 97 south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP) An RCMP officer talks to the driver of a car in an evacuated area on Renfrew Rd. south of Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug.
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