An out-of-control wildfire burning in the N.W.T.'s South Slave has forced people in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and Hay River to flee their homes. N.W.T. Fire says the fire has "very likely" damaged structures in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and may have spread to Vale Island too.
Rising floodwaters have prompted people in Hay River, N.W.T., to leave their homes and businesses behind as unprecedented flooding spilled over the river banks and made staying behind unsafe for those in low-lying areas.