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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
Hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada’s ... Other residents have until noon on Friday, August 18, 2023 to evacuate,” Northwest Territories officials said in a news release Wednesday.
Global News9mon
Northwest Territories short on firefighters, equipment, information during 2023 wildfires: report
1:25 Federal government announces new funding for wildfire equipment in B.C., NWT Last year’s catastrophic ... The N.W.T. was certainly challenged in 2023. The report from consultancy MNP ...
Boston Herald1y
Residents flee, airlifts begin as wildfire approaches capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Thousands of residents fled the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories ahead of an approaching wildfire Thursday, some driving hundreds of miles to safety and others signing up for emergency ...
Newsweek1y
Yellowknife Fire Map, Update As Thousands Flee Canada Flames
Aleks Phillips is a Newsweek U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime.
Al Jazeera English1y
Thousands flee as ‘unprecedented’ fires hit Canada’s Northwest Territories
Vehicles leave Yellowknife on the only highway in or out of the city in Canada's Northwest Territories after a state of emergency was declared due to wildfires, on August 16, 2023 [Pat Kane ...
The Washington Post1y
Wildfire forces entire capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories to evacuate
All 20,000 residents of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, were ordered to evacuate as a massive wildfire raced toward the town. The fire approaching Yellowknife ...
Al Jazeera English1y
Huge wildfire forces evacuation of Canada’s Northwest Territories capital
People walk to a Royal Canadian Air Force transport plane while being evacuated from an approaching wildfire in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada on August 14, 2023 [Canadian Forces/Handout ...
CBC.ca9mon
After report on 2023 wildfires, calls for N.W.T. gov't to invest more in firefighters
Northwest Territories MLAs — and a wildfire expert — say the Northwest Territories Government needs to follow the recommendations of a recent review of the 2023 wildfire season and ...
CNN1y
Thousands scramble to evacuate capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 ‘unprecedented’ wildfires blanket region
Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand in line for ...
KSAT1y
Wildfire nears capital of Canada's Northwest Territories as fleeing residents fill roads and flights
Damage from the wildfires is shown on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 between Enterprise and Kakisa, Northwest Territories, Canada. Thousands of people in eight other communities, have already been forced ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel1y
City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a large wildfire burned ...