Fires continue to burn close to several communities in the Northwest Territories where evacuation orders remain in effect. Here are the latest updates for the affected communities.
Fires continue to burn close to several communities in the Northwest Territories where evacuation orders remain in effect.A fire about 15 kilometres from Yellowknife could be pushed away from the city on Monday
"We know that not knowing when you will be able to go home is stressful, frustrating and at times angering, but it is not safe to return to any evacuated community in the Northwest Territories at this point." A wildfire threatening the City of Yellowknife is about 15 kilometres northwest of the territorial capital. The weather and firefighting efforts have helped crews to limit the spread.
"With help from rain and changing wind conditions, we’re now in a position to pursue direct attack on the perimeter of this fire. We are mobilizing the personnel and skillsets required," an update on the website of the government of the Northwest Territories reads."This will be a huge task.” Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Angela GzowskiThe RCMP say more than 80 staff members are in the city. While there have been four reported arsons and one related arrest in recent days, the RCMP says there has been no evidence of looting since the evacuation.
"Doing these things will allow the 'type one' and 'type two' firefighters, like the wildfire firefighters, to be free enough to be able to attack the more pressing and active blazes, whereas we are basically kind of the mop up crew." "People are fleeing for their lives, they're worried about their communities, and Canadians from coast to coast to coast are watching in horror, the images of apocalyptic devastation and fires going on in communities that so many of us know, and so many of us have friends in," Trudeau said.incident response group"It has been the very best of Canada that we've seen through these difficult times, through this incredibly difficult summer," Trudeau said.
"It truly is a cross-Canada effort," he told CTVNews.ca."The international assistance was absolutely appreciated, everyone coming together to keep people safe, which is exactly why we do this job." In Fort Smith¸ crews are preparing for the worst as the weather is predicted to be hot and dry over the next few days.
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