Posted: Jun 30, 2021 4:32 PM CT | Last Updated: June 30 It s surreal to have nothing just personal items, said Martha Norwegian, who lost her Fort Simpson home to a fire while she was visiting Yellowknife. (Submitted by Sean Whelly)
At seven o clock on Tuesday morning Laurie Ozmun Nadia received a phone call that smoke alarms were going off in her mother-in-law s home in Fort Simpson, N.W.T.
When she arrived, the house was already engulfed in flames.
Martina Norwegian s home was completely destroyed by the fire, which took most of her belongings.
Norwegian was in Yellowknife when the fire broke out and arrived home later that evening. She said the only things she has left are what she packed in her suitcase before leaving town.
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Homes damaged by historic levels of flooding are seen in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., on May 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Whelly
YELLOWKNIFE The government of the Northwest Territories says it will cover the cost to repair or replace homes damaged by spring flooding.
The government says 70 homes were affected in Fort Simpson, 16 to 18 in Jean Marie River and 10 in Fort Good Hope after rivers rose to historic levels, which forced entire communities to be evacuated and displaced hundreds of people. article continues below