Wildfires

Wildfires - Quebec, Canada

Some 10,000 coastal Quebec residents have been forced to evacuate homes as wildfires engulf more Canadian provinces, in what is emerging as one of the worst starts to the forest fire season. The mayor of Sept-Iles, declared a local state of emergency on Friday, as wildfire risk led to evacuation orders in the region.

Some 30,000 people across Canada are displaced due to forest fires burning in nearly all provinces. More than 2.7 million hectares have been scorched so far this year across the country.