Yellowknife and the surrounding communities are the latest areas affected by a historic wildfire season in Canada.
and was issued on Wednesday August 16, with local officials urging residents in the most vulnerable areas to leave immediately. Others were advised to evacuate before noon on Friday August 18. Officials fear that the highway linking outside communities to Yellowknife could beand urged people to drive south to Alberta if possible. Escort vehicles have been assigned to guide drivers, as the smoke has already made visibility difficult in some areas.
Those who are unable to leave by vehicle and residents who are immunocompromised or have other conditions that put them at higher risk, canResidents were also warned not to flee to the islands in the Great Slave Lake, as the air quality in the region is expected to deteriorate as the fires get closer.
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