‘There’s nothing left in Lytton’: the Canadian village destroyed by wildfire –picture essay

The fire that devastated Lytton is still burning - and First Nation residents say the lack of help from the British Columbia government has been sickening'

Vince Abbott had an afternoon of fishing planned - he was going angling for spring salmon in the nearby river - when he heard shouts of panic and felt a searing heat.

After three punishing days of record-breaking temperatures in the Canadian village of Lytton earlier this month, Abbott was accustomed to the discomfort of the dry, sometimes overpowering, summer heat. But this felt different.