OTTAWA: Thousands were fleeing wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada's far north on Thursday, as convoys snaked south to safety o...
Yellowknife residents leave the city on Highway 3, the only highway in or out of the community, after an evacuation order was given due to the proximity of a wildfire in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada August 16, 2023. REUTERSPIX: Thousands were fleeing wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada's far north on Thursday, as convoys snaked south to safety on the only open highway and evacuation flights took off from the airport.
Northwest winds over the next two days will send the fire “in directions we don’t want,“ said Mike Westwick, Northwest Territories’ fire information officer. In British Columbia in western Canada, an evacuation order was put in place for the city of West Kelowna, which was under threat of a different fire.
Resident Sylvia Webster said “a lot of trees were cut down and sprinkler lines were set up around the city” to bolster its defenses. Several military aircraft have already been dispatched, along with more than 120 soldiers to help beat back the flames.
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