Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues: ‘Most of the people are now gone’

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Officials say more than 19,000 people complied with the evacuation, leaving in streams of vehicles south down the highway or by air on evacuation flights.

As of Friday night, wind continued to pose an imminent threat and the fire remained about 15 kilometres from the northwest edge of the city.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited some evacuees in Edmonton and commended all for a “thoughtful, orderly evacuation.”Many evacuees have travelled to different areas of Alberta but some were also being flown to Manitoba.NWT wildfires: Alberta cities take in evacuees as fire expected to move ‘much closer’ to Yellowknife

 

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