New York issues air quality alert after city covered in red haze due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
In Toronto, Canadian authorities warned residents about the air quality and tourists at the CN Tower were met with a murky orange vista rather than clear early-summer skies.
Wildfires are common in Canada's west, but this year the east has seen significant fires - and more than 110 are said to be out of control. Some 3.3 million hectares have already burned - about 13 times the 10-year average - and more than 120,000 people have been forced to leave home.Quebec Premier Francois Legault said: "We're following all of this from hour to hour, obviously.
"If we look at the situation in Quebec as a whole, there are several places where it is still worrying." The US, Mexico, France and South Africa are among those who have sent firefighters to help - but no rain is immediately forecast meaning the fires are likely to be tougher to extinguish.
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