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World Service,3 mins

Canada fires: Yellowknife population ordered to evacuate

Newshour

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Canadian fire crews are battling to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where 20,000 residents are leaving after an evacuation order was declared. Shane Thompson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for the North West territories, is involved in the emergency effort. (Picture: Yellowknife residents leave the city on Highway 3, the only highway in or out of the community, after an evacuation order was given due to the proximity of a wildfire in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada August 16, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Pat Kane TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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