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"Wildfire Crisis: Canadian City Evacuated as Hundreds of Fires Ravage Northwest Territories"

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"Wildfire Crisis: Canadian City Evacuated as Hundreds of Fires Ravage Northwest Territories"
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Hundreds of wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories have led to evacuation orders and a state of emergency as the blazes threaten the capital city of Yellowknife. The fires have prompted the deployment of firefighting personnel and resources from the Canadian Armed Forces. Dense smoke from the wildfires has also led to an air quality alert in Minnesota.

Topics:top-newsnatural-disasters#canada#evacuations#natural-disasters#northwest-territories#state-of-emergency#wildfires
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  1. Hundreds of wildfires raging in Canada’s Northwest Territories prompt evacuations in what officials are calling a ‘crisis situation’  CNN
  2. Canadian wildfires approach provincial capital as officials race to evacuate city  The Independent
  3. Canada Wildfire Forces Citywide Evacuation of Yellowknife  The New York Times
  4. ‘Real threat to city’: Yellowknife in Canada evacuates as wildfire nears  The Guardian

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