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CNN1y
The entire capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories has been ordered to evacuate as hundreds of wildfires scorch the region, officials say
A team from Alberta has been deployed to the Hay River area to lay fire retardant to help stop the fire from spreading, according to Northwest Territories Fire, a Canadian government agency.
CNN1y
Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
The Northwest Territories capital Yellowknife – home ... But some driving out of the area have faced thick smoke and roadways flanked with flames. Yellowknife resident Ruoy Pineda told CNN ...
The Washington Post1y
Canada’s raging fires have burned the equivalent of Alabama
the focus of the most intense wildfire activity has been in the Northwest Territories and Quebec. Both regions have added at least 250,000 acres (100,000 hectares) to their total area burned this ...
NPR1y
Wildfires prompt evacuations of capital of Canada's Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories — Residents in the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people. People in ...