“Emergency responders are working around the clock to keep people safe and reduce the threats posed by the fires.”
The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages.
“Emergency responders are working around the clock to keep people safe and reduce the threats posed by the fires,” the municipal authority in the capital of Nova Scotia province said in a press release.Smoke rises from a wildfire in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on May 28, 2023.Due to the wildfire, Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday.The state of emergency would be in effect for seven days, unless lifted or extended, the municipality said.
A huge pall of smoke over the port city can be seen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on May 28, 2023.This month, the western province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes as unprecedented wildfires raged.
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