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Canada wildfire forces evacuation of Yellowknife

August 18, 2023

Long traffic lines have clogged the only road out of the Canadian city of Yellowknife, after authorities ordered its evacuation in the face of an advancing wildfire 16 kilometers from the city, which is the capital of the vast Northwest Territories.

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