Large wildfires are closing in on the regional capital, with local residents told by authorities to evacuate.
Maps show the extent of the wildfires spreading across the Northwest Territories in Canada, with the capital of the province asking all its residents to evacuate.
The fire, riding on the coattails of strong winds, was within 10 miles of Yellowknife's northern border by Thursday, the Associated Press reported, citing fire service sources. A map of wildfires in the Northwest Territories of Canada near the province's capital Yellowknife, as of August 18, 2023. The red dots indicate active fires, while the blue dots indicate ones that are controlled.The city of Yellowknife said in a statement on Thursday that the government of the Northwest Territories had issued a full evacuation order for Yellowknife, N'dilo, Dettah, and Ingraham Trail, directing residents there to leave by noon Friday.
They added that the province's fire crews had advised that the wildfire near Awry Lake, to the north of the city and the nearest to the highway,"may reach the outskirts of the Yellowknife by this weekend."
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