Yellowknife [Canada], August 17 (ANI): Hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada슬롯사이트™s Northwest Territories have prompted emergency declarations and the evacuation of the capital city of Yellowknife by road and air, CNN reported.

About 20,000 residents in Yellowknife are being urged to get out of the way of fast-moving flames as more than 230 fires char the territory and smoke creeps south, impacting air quality in the US. Yellowknife accounts for about half of the total population of the remote territory, which sits north of Alberta and east of Yukon.

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Premier Caroline Cochrane said in a statement on Wednesday night: 슬롯사이트œWe슬롯사이트™re all tired of the word unprecedented, yet there is no other way to describe this situation in the Northwest Territories.슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트œResidents living along the Ingraham Trail, in Dettah, Kam Lake, Grace Lake and Engle Business District are currently at the highest risk and should evacuate as soon as possible. Other residents have until noon on Friday, August 18, 2023, to evacuate,슬롯사이트� Northwest Territories officials said in a news release on Wednesday, as per CNN.

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The community of N슬롯사이트™dilo is also under an evacuation order, officials said in the release. Those unable to leave by vehicle can register for an air evacuation, officials said.

슬롯사이트œIf you are able to evacuate by road, obey all warning signs, emergency management officials, traffic control devices and posted speed limits,슬롯사이트� Cochrane added. 슬롯사이트œDo not make any rash decisions that can put other people in danger.슬롯사이트�

Those driving out of the Yellowknife area face a potentially perilous journey through heavy smoke and fire. 슬롯사이트œThere were patches of flames on each side as we drove through,슬롯사이트� Nadia Byrne told CNN, calling her evacuation the most terrifying experience she슬롯사이트™s had, according to CNN.

Byrne, along with four friends and their dogs, left Yellowknife on Tuesday evening and struggled to see 슬롯사이트� and breathe 슬롯사이트� while driving.

슬롯사이트œWe hit a patch where we couldn슬롯사이트™t see any of the lines on the road. That lasted 45 minutes,슬롯사이트� she said. 슬롯사이트œWe had our N95s on and could barely breathe and our chest and lungs hurt.슬롯사이트�

She said the group made it to their destination safely the next morning.

Municipal Affairs Minister Shane Thompson said: 슬롯사이트œWe find ourselves in a crisis situation and our government is using every tool available to assist.슬롯사이트�

Thompson declared an emergency for the entire territory on Tuesday, which will allow officials 슬롯사이트œto access and deploy resources so that we can continue our work to protect residents and communities in a more efficient manner,슬롯사이트� he said, according to CNN. (ANI)

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