How Are Things Five Years Later in Lytton, the Canadian Mountain Village that Was Completely Wiped Out During a Heatwave?

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Exactly five years after a devastating wildfire reduced the Canadian village of Lytton to ashes, it is still grappling with the aftermath. Reconstruction stalled for years, displaced residents are returning only in small numbers, and every new fire brings the trauma back to life. The story of Lytton reads as a warning to other communities threatened by wildfires, including in Europe.