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Newsday: 18/08/2023 05:06 GMT : Residents of Yellowknife flee wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories

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18/08/2023 05:06 GMT : Residents of Yellowknife flee wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories

Residents of Yellowknife flee wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories

BBC World Service - Newsday, Residents of Yellowknife flee wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories

Angry people have been turned away from packed evacuation flights leaving Yellowknife

Angry people have been turned away from packed evacuation flights leaving Yellowknife as the fire advances.

Thousands of people are fleeing a wildfire on the outskirts of Yellowknife, one of the largest cities in Canada's Northwest Territories, which declared a state of emergency late on Tuesday as it battles nearly 240 wildfires.

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