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B.C. officials had a sobering message for British Columbians Wednesday as wildfires rage around the province: “prepare for the worst.”

As of Wednesday, there were 86 wildfires burning in the province with 13 sparked in the last 24 hours according to Minster of Forests Bruce Ralston.

Since April 1, 433 wildfires have burned a total of 762,000 hectares, Ralston said.

The 20-year average for this time of year is 306 wildfires and just 18,000 hectares burned, he added.

Most of this season’s fires are burning in the northeastern part of the province.

“There are more than 1,300 personnel directly engaged in wildfire response efforts across the province today,” Ralston said.

Bowinn Ma, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, said 2,750 people had been evacuated from their homes across the province as of Wednesday afternoon.

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