US EditionManitoba Residents Fleeing Scorching Wildfires Take Refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont.
- Since last week, wildfires in Manitoba have forced over 18,000 individuals to evacuate, among them around 5,000 people from Flin Flon and members of at least four First Nations, many of whom have found shelter in locations such as Niagara Falls, Ontario.
- Wildfires raging uncontrollably across northern Manitoba prompted evacuations as the threat of fire intensified, with communities such as Mathias Colomb Cree Nation confronting advancing flames and heavy smoke.
- Evacuees like Graham Colomb, who was airlifted from his reserve, are staying in downtown Niagara Falls hotels, where close to 1,500 rooms have been secured for displaced Manitobans, with about 800 rooms occupied so far.
- A state of emergency is still in effect in Manitoba as wildfires persist, though improved weather conditions have aided firefighting efforts; meanwhile, evacuees hold onto hope that their residences have survived despite widespread uncertainty.
- The influx of evacuees places pressure on host communities, with Niagara Falls providing hospitality amid concerns about long-term displacement and the unknown timing of evacuees’ return home.
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Manitoba residents fleeing scorching wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls
Some Manitoba residents who have taken refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont., after fleeing wildfires raging in their province say they're grateful for the hospitality but worry they won't have a home to return to once the flames die down.
Manitoba residents fleeing scorching wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Some Manitoba residents who have taken refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont., after fleeing wildfires raging in their province say they’re grateful for the hospitality but worry they won’t have a home to return to once the flames die down.
‘I’m able to actually come out of a building and breathe clean air’: Manitoba wildfire evacuees ‘grateful’ to Niagara Falls
Carmine Colomb always wanted to visit Niagara Falls, but not under these circumstances. The 25-year-old resident of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation Pukatawagan in northern Manitoba is one of more than 2,400 wildfire evacuees temporarily living in one of five hotels in the city.
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