Canada orders evacuations in Yellowknife as wildfire nears
AT THE TIME, BUT NOTED THAT HE RETURNED TO ANSWER REPORTERS’ QUESTIONS. >> RYAN NOBLES FROM THE HILL THERE. THANK YOU. >>> RESIDENTS IN CANADA’S NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WERE ORDERED TO EVACUATE OVERNIGHT, AS WILDFIRES CLOSED IN ON THE CAPITAL CITY OF YELLOW NUFKNIFE. GOVERNMENT LEADERS TOLD THOSE IN HIGH-RISK AREAS THAT THEY SHOULD LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FIRE BURNING ABOUT 10 MILES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. IT’S EXPECTED TO REACH THE CAPITAL’S OUTSKIRTS BY THE WEEKEND. CANADA HAS SEEN A RECORD NUMBER OF WILDFIRES THIS YEAR. THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,000
