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‘Chunks of our town could be gone’: As wildfires rip across the prairies, Flin Flon, Manitoba, empties under a sky of smoke and fear
A major fire is raging in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Almost 5,000 people have left the city. The fire started in Saskatchewan and ...
The Canadian Press on MSN6h
No rain forecast as crews battle Flin Flon wildfire
Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and healthcare ...
A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected
Manitoba's premier says the Canadian prairie city of Flin Flon hasbeen virtually deserted and more evacuees were expected as ...
Flin Flon evacuees adjusting to life in Winnipeg, thankful to be safe from out-of-control blaze
Wildfire evacuees staying in an arena in Winnipeg say it's been hard being forced out of their homes as an out-of-control ...
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Flin Flon braces for devastation as wind expected to drive wildfire into city
The wildfire situation has reached a desperate level in Flin Flon, Man., where the mayor says he and the few remaining people ...
Flin Flon residents asked to prepare for evacuation as fire crosses Manitoba border
The City of Flin Flon told its residents to brace for a possible evacuation on Tuesday as a wildfire that started at a ...
Manitoba: Mayor of Flin Flon says fierce winds may cause wildfire to hit his city
It's looking very ugly right now,' George Fontaine says Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The mayor of Flin Flon, Man., ...
The Canadian Press on MSN21h
Flin Flon virtually deserted, thousands more evacuated as wildfires rage in Manitoba
Just a skeleton crew of emergency personnel and municipal officals remain in the northern Manitoba community of Flin Flon as a wildfire threatens to ravage the community.
A Canadian city orders all 5,000 residents to leave as a wildfire approaches
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A Canadian city in Manitoba has ordered all 5,000 residents to leave due to an approaching wildfire.
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Canada wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate, with smoke blowing toward U.S.
Elsaida Alerta, a resident of Flin Flon, a Manitoba city under a mandatory evacuation order, told CBC Radio that residents could “barely breathe” as they prepared to leave. “The town is ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7h
No rain in forecast as crews battle wildfire burning near Flin Flon, Manitoba.
The weather is not co-operating in parts of the Prairie provinces as wildfires continue to threaten communities.