The number of wildfires raging out of control across Quebec dropped on Sunday as firefighters in the Canadian province gained the upper hand in some areas, a provincial minister said on Sunday. | Reuters
“With the resources we got from France and New Brunswick, the situation is more safe,” Blanchette Vezina said, adding that authorities were not yet ready to send many evacuated residents home.
In Alberta, the provincial government warned that fires were becoming increasingly unpredictable and moving closer to the evacuated town of Edson, 200 km west of the provincial capital Edmonton. “Last Wednesday, we thought we could close down our emergency control center and come Friday, that idea went out the door when the fires went out of control very drastically,” said Luc Mercier, chief administrative officer for Yellowhead County.
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