US EditionManitoba is under provincewide emergency order as wildfires continue to burn
MANITOBA, CANADA, JUL 11 – More than one million hectares have burned, over 10 times the 20-year average, prompting large-scale evacuations and coordinated government and military response.
- Manitoba has entered its second statewide emergency this year as ongoing wildfires continue to blaze, prompting further evacuations in northern communities.
- The emergency follows extensive fires detected on May 20 near Thompson, which have grown to 84,377 hectares and caused up to three weeks of evacuations in Pimicikimak Cree Nation and Cross Lake.
- More than 12,600 people remain displaced across nearly a dozen communities, with evacuation continuing for about 4,000 in Garden Hill and 1,000 near Snow Lake as smoke blankets Manitoba creating hazardous air quality.
- Don Lamont, executive director for a group representing Manitoba's lodges and outfitters, stated that confusing communication from officials has put at least 45 businesses at risk, with recovery expected to take several years. Meanwhile, Environment Canada issued a warning that heavy smoke poses significant health risks to all individuals.
- Officials requested more firefighting resources including helicopters, set up a downtown shelter for 7,000 evacuees, and plan discussions with First Nations on wildfire response, highlighting a historic 30-year worst fire season with over one million hectares burned.
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Evacuees arrive in Winnipeg as wildfires force thousands out, bring smoke advisories
WINNIPEG — Evacuees from northern Manitoba continued to pour into Winnipeg Friday as a renewed round of wildfires threatened communities and shrouded much of the province in smoke.
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