Feds say no one will be left behind in wildfire zone as military evacuation flights begin | CBC News – Canada

Federal government ministers said Friday emergency operations are going well as wildfires rage in the Northwest Territories and around Kelowna, B.C., and pledged full federal support for those affected by the crisis.

“No one will be left behind,” Defence Minister Bill Blair told a news conference.

Source: Feds say no one will be left behind in wildfire zone as military evacuation flights begin | CBC News

Hurricane Hilary Barrels Toward Baja California

…The National Hurricane Center expects Hilary to continue moving north-northwest and weaken before reaching the center of the peninsula by the evening of August 19. Then, by the evening of August 20, the storm is forecast to move inland over Southern California and drench cities such as San Diego and Los Angeles with heavy rain. Scientists at NASA’s Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center (SPoRT) expected that the heavy rain could saturate soils in the region for several days after the storm.

The Government of Mexico issued a hurricane warning for the Baja California peninsula from Punta Abreojos to Punta Eugenia. The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm watch for portions of Southern California, including San Diego and north up to Huntington Beach. This is the first time the center has issued a watch for that region…

Source: Hurricane Hilary Barrels Toward Baja California