A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected
The Canadian prairie city of Flin Flon was virtually deserted and more evacuees were expected, Manitoba’s premier said Friday, as wildfires raged in the province.
Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference that the mayor, councilors, health-care staff and other officials have had to depart Flin Flon, a city of 5,000 people.
“The only folks remaining on the ground are firefighters and folks in the office of the fire commissioner and RCMP, who are there to battle the blaze,” Kinew said.
“We do expect some very, very challenging conditions in Flin Flon and in the surrounding community.”
He added: “Pray for rain.”
https://i.postimg.cc/2SvKYgLp/Flin-Flon-Fire.webp
https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-manitoba-evacuees-57156ab9d3fa1c0e14168905a846391e
Some years back, I had a friend who lived there. I hope she's okay.
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they did not become the 51st state, otherwise we likely would never have heard the end of that flaming asshole calling Sleepy Carney a loser for not raking his forests. 