Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories are facing a Friday deadline to flee an approaching wildfire.
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories — Residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were rushing to beat a noon Friday deadline to evacuate their homes as one of hundreds of wildfires raging in the territories moved closer to the city of 20,000.
“I want to be clear that the city is not in immediate danger and there’s a safe window for residents to leave the city by road and by air,” Shane Thompson, a government minister for the Territories, told a news conference. “Without rain, it is possible will reach the city outskirts by the weekend.” “It’s one of those events where you need to get people out sooner rather than later,” because fire could block the only escape route before ever reaching the community.“With the heavy smoke that will be approaching we encourage all residents to evacuate as soon as possible,” she said.
“I’m really anxious and I’m scared. I’m emotional ... I’m in shock,” she said. “I don’t know what I’m coming home to or if I’m coming home. There’s just so much unknowns here.” Officials said evacuees who can’t find somewhere to stay can get support in three centers in the province of Alberta — the closest was more than 1,000 kilometers by road from Yellowknife.
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