Wildfires in McDougall now under control

The intensity of the McDougall Creek wildfire has decreased.

Dozens of evacuation orders and alerts issued in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley have been reduced.

Central Okanagan Emergency Operations announced that residents of several properties within Westbank First Nation, Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country can return home, but should still be prepared to leave at a moment's notice.

Five properties in Kelowna were destroyed while several in Lake Country sustained exterior damage, Kelowna Mayor Tom Deas said.