Wildfires and the Unspoken Cost of Displacement As the wildfires rage on in British Columbia, attention has focused on evacuation orders, emergency responses, and firefighters battling the blazes.
Behind this disaster, however, lies another story: one of displacement, economic hardship, and the unspoken costs of living through a natural disaster.
The scale of evacuations is staggering: over 20,000 people are still under evacuation orders, with nearly 10,000 more on alert to leave at a moment's notice.