(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Raging wildfires in Western Canada forced more than 13,000 from their homes, Yesterday, in Saskatchewan, the biggest evacuation in the province's history.
More than 600 firefighters are trying to contain the blazes and 1,000 members of the armed forces have been called in to help.
Residents are being put up in emergency shelters in several cities as hot weather, dry conditions and lightning strikes have combined to create one of the worst years for forest fires, Anadolu Agency said.
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