Tens of thousands of Canadians flee huge forest fires
Map of Canada locating forest fires reported in July, which have prompted thousands to flee their homes (AFP Photo/Laurence CHU)/ Montreal (AFP) - Almost 40,000 Canadians have fled their homes under threat of huge wild fires, with British Columbia facing its largest emergency evacuation ever, officials said Monday. Canada scrambled thousands of firefighters and hundreds of aircraft from across the country to tackle raging infernos in the western province, and had even drafted extra firefighters from Australia, Public Safety Minister Ralph ...
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