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Added on the 07/06/2023 20:28:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Charred remains are seen in Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, after the small community was burned to the ground by wildfires. Enterprise and Hay River were put on evacuation orders prior to the city of Yellowknife. IMAGES
People look on as firefighting helicopters work to contain the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, now blanketed in a smoky haze. Across British Columbia, some 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while 36,000 others have been told to prepare to leave if necessary. IMAGES
Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to shroud US cities in a noxious haze. Residents in the US capital awoke to an acrid smell and orange-tinged skies, with the Environmental Protection Agency rating parts of the mid-Atlantic region at "Code Maroon," the highest category of the Air Quality Index, signaling hazardous conditions. IMAGES
Around a hundred French firefighters and Civil Security rescue workers prepare to leave Marignane in the south of France for Quebec to take part in a fight against blazes that have shrouded US cities in smoke. IMAGES
An orange-tinged smog caused by Canada's wildfires shrouds New York, obscuring its famous skyscrapers, as cities along the US East Coast issue air quality alerts. IMAGES