More than 29,000 people are evacuated from communities throughout Alberta as wildfires rage in Canada
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More than 100 wildfires raging across the Alberta region of Canada have forced more than 29,000 people to flee in what officials have called an "unprecedented situation" for the province.
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Out-of-control wildfires cause evacuations in western Canada
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Alberta, Canada, officials declare emergency, order evacuations amid wildfires
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More than 29,000 people are evacuated from communities throughout Alberta as wildfires rage in Canada
More than 13,000 people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta have been evacuated as wildfires rage across the region, which is seeing abnormally hot weather and high winds, emergency officials said.
As of Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time, 24,511 Albertans were evacuated from homes with 103 active wildfires across the province, burning 121,909 hectares.
Over 24,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in the Canadian province of Alberta as unusually warm and dry weather has sparked more than 100 wildfires across the region, emergency officia…
More than 24,500 people have been evacuated from the western Canadian province of Alberta, where unusually warm and dry weather has mixed with strong winds to fuel dozens of wildfires, officials said Saturday. The number of active wildfires across Alberta...
Over 100 wildfires were burning across Alberta on Saturday morning. Conditions conducive to fires were also expected in the U.S. Southwest over the weekend.
By Dave Alsup, Matt Phillips and Emma Tucker, CNN Almost 25,000 people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta have been evacuated as wildfires rage across the region, which is seeing abnormally hot weather and high winds, emergency officials said Saturday.
There are more than 100 active fires in Alberta and two in neighboring British Columbia, and almost 30,000 people have been evacuated from their homes.
Dozens of wildfires in the western Canadian province of Albert have prompted the evacuation of more than 24,000 residents, according to government officials.
More than 100 wildfires raging across the Alberta region of Canada have forced more than 29,000 people to flee in what officials have called an "unprecedented situation" for the province.
Communities in Western Canada are under threat as areas near British Colombia recorded 108 active fires on Sunday. About 29,000 residents were forced to evacuate.
