Yellowinife, Canada—Thousands were fleeing wildfires advancing on one of the largest cities in Canada’s far north on Thursday (Friday in
Manila), as convoys snaked south to safety on the only open highway and evacuation flights took off from the airport.
Heeding Wednesday’s evacuation order, Tiffany Champagne was one of many who crammed into the airport in Yellowknife awaiting flights — the first departing at 1:00 pm . In addition to those traveling by car, some 5,000 had been evacuated on emergency flights as of Thursday night. Resident Sylvia Webster said “a lot of trees were cut down and sprinkler lines were set up around the city” to bolster its defenses.“As long as our loved ones are safe, we can move on from there.”
In what had already been declared the Northwest Territories’ largest-ever evacuation, the emptying of Yellowknife now means half the population of the near-Arctic territory will soon be displaced.On Monday, the Canadian military started airlifting residents of smaller far-flung communities in the region to safety after roads were engulfed in flames.Images shared on social media and on Canadian television showed large swaths of blackened forests.
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