More than 25,000 people across central Canada have been forced to leave their homes to escape dozens of wildfires that have reduced air quality and visibility there and in some US states along the border, APA reports citing Sky News.
Around 17,000 people living in Manitoba, a province in central Canada, which declared a state of emergency last week, were relocated, along with about 8,000 in neighbouring Saskatchewan and roughly 1,300 from Alberta. However, officials have warned that more could follow.
Saskatchewan's Public Safety Agency said air quality and visibility due to wildfire smoke "can fluctuate over short distances and can vary considerably from hour to hour. As smoke levels increase, health risks increase."
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