International Support Sought for Quebec's Wildfire Battle

Quebec is seeking international support to fight over 160 wildfires, with more than 480 wilderness firefighters on the ground. Wet weather in Nova Scotia has allowed water bombers to be dispatched to Quebec, and an additional 200 firefighters are coming from France and the United States. Fires have forced about 10,000 people from their homes in Quebec, with most of those in the northwestern Abitibi region and the eastern Côte-Nord region. No lives have been lost, but firefighters were forced to pull back from the hamlet of Clova, Quebec, and the community's 36 residents have been evacuated.