MONTREAL: A coastal city in Quebec ordered about 10,000 residents to evacuate homes on Friday (Jun 2) as wildfires spread in eastern Canada and stretched firefighting resources already tackling blazes across the country. Canada is experiencing one of the worst starts to wildfire season, with forest fires b
MONTREAL: A coastal city in Quebec ordered about 10,000 residents to evacuate homes on Friday as wildfires spread in eastern Canada and stretched firefighting resources already tackling blazes across the country.
That is more than 10 times the average area typically burned by this time of year over the past decade. The Atlantic province has had nearly 200 wildfires that have burned more than 19,000ha and displaced more than 25,000 people, compared with 152 fires that burned 3,390ha in 2022. "The situation in Quebec is growing day by day," Stephane Lauzon, a federal member of parliament from the province, told reporters.
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