Hundreds of forest fires are raging in the northwestern region of the country. A state of emergency has been declared.
Due to the hundreds of wildfires raging in the northwestern region of Canada, a state of emergency has been declared and the evacuation of local residents. It was reported on August 17 by CNN.
One of the forest fires approaching the city of Yellowknife covers an area of approximately 165 thousand hectares.
“We are all tired of the word ‘unprecedented’ but there is no other way to describe this situation in the Northwest Territories,” said Prime Minister Caroline Cochrane.
More than 360 active fires have been recorded in the province of British Columbia in Canada. Authorities expect the situation to worsen as the heat wave is expected to increase in the coming days.
Fires in Canada have once again led to deterioration of air quality in the United States. Smoke moving toward Minnesota.
All 20,000 residents in Canada’s Northwest Territories capital Yellowknife have been evacuated as wildfires near the city https://t.co/NjY2qvc8Ez pic.twitter.com/q0MO3WaAgF
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 18, 2023
Canada is ending its worst wildfire season with more than 1,000 active fires burning across the country, including 230 in the Northwest Territories. Teams work to evacuate Hay River as fire approaches https://t.co/5I7mZHlkkX pic.twitter.com/ipOtTnqsUP
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2023
It was previously reported that this year, forest fires in Canada covered an area larger than Bulgaria.
Source: korrespondent
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