Canada fires map: Where wildfires have spread in Yellowknife and the latest travel advice

Canadians are racing to evacuate the city in the Northwest Territories as a huge wildfire closes in

Thousands of Canadians are rushing to beat an evacuation deadline asThe 20,000 people who live in Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, have been urged to evacuate the city by noon on Friday as a hugeSeveral thousand fled on Thursday, driving hundreds of miles to safety or waiting in long lines for emergency flights.

A satellite image taken on Wednesday shows fires burning near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada Firefighters are battling 236 active fires across the region, where authorities have declared a territory-wide state of emergency. More than 1,000 fires are burning across“We’re all tired of the word unprecedented, yet there is no other way to describe this situation in the Northwest Territories,” Caroline Cochrane, premier of the Northwest Territories, said on Wednesday night.

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