don t travel to the region is the advice from the local authorities. at this time, we are strongly recommending that people with plans to travel to fire affected areas throughout the central interior and southeast in the coming day, to cancel those plans. we need tourists and travellers to take this situation as seriously as the residents of these areas do. further north, the town of yellowknife has been evacuated. 20,000 people leaving injust two days, a huge effort, and some spoke of the devastation they had driven through to escape. when we are driving, most of the highway side it is burned down, so all the trees are black. i think it s the internet lines, orfibre lines, the poles are down, and we still see smokes coming out. with more gusty winds forecast, towns across the region are still under threat. in a country well prepared
they had driven through to escape. when we are driving, most of the highway side it is burned down, so all the trees are black. i think it s the internet lines, orfibre lines, the poles are down, and we still see smokes coming out. with more gusty winds forecast, towns across the region are still under threat. in a country well prepared for dealing with forest fires, resources are stretched to the limit. specialist firefighters from overseas are arriving to help, and for those who can t move freely, the canadian air force is airlifting people to safety. as officials urge residents in areas under threat to take immediate action to save their own lives, the canadian government said it was sending in the armed forces to help deal with the crisis. to australia and elsewhere the spanish women s football team are partying after winning the world cup for the very first