People fleeing wildfire in Northwest Territories arrive in Manitoba
CBC
Evacuees from the Northwest Territories have started arriving in Manitoba, as wildfires continue to rage across the area.
The first flight, which brought in 15 people, arrived early Saturday morning at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, a provincial spokesperson said in an email.
Manitoba is arranging hotel accommodations in Winnipeg, Brandon and Portage la Prairie. Transportation, food and essential services will be provided as needed, the province said Friday.
It was 12 C in Yellowknife Saturday morning, but it's expected to heat up again Sunday. The wildfire is still about 15 kilometres away.
An estimated 95 per cent of Yellowknifers have already left. Essential workers or those involved with the emergency response are among the remaining people and many of those are expected to depart for Winnipeg Saturday.
The next evacuation flight to Winnipeg for members of the public and essential workers who have been released was scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. NT.
Manitoba is also getting ready to send 20 personnel to N.W.T. in the coming days to help attack the fires.
Residents in Yellowknife, a city of about 20,000 people, were told they needed to evacuate by noon on Friday. More than 1,500 were evacuated by air Thursday, 22 flights were planned for Friday, with more going on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the Canadian Red Cross said teams are at hotels to welcome evacuees and try to provide them comfort and care as they get settled.
Evacuee Darren Adams arrived in Winnipeg with his two cats Saturday evening.
He said he's not too worried about the fires, but it's a good thing people are evacuating.
"It'll be a lot of spot fires and stuff like that," Adams, 57, said at the Richardson International Airport.
"If the wind changes direction, the guys that are fighting the fires … they'll have a tough time," he said, adding that he'll be staying with his sister who lives in Portage la Prairie, where he was born.
He said he thinks it'll be at least a week before he can go home.
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