Flin Flon Wildfire Escalates Without Rain Relief
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 8:20 am
Firefighters near Flin Flon are locked in a tense battle with an aggressive wildfire under persistently dry conditions. With no rain forecast in sight, crews intensify their efforts amid evacuation worries and mounting frustrations over Mother Nature’s stubbornness. Local officials remain vigilant as containment measures are pushed to the limit.
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Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe laid out a devastation outlook on Saturday as fires rage across the province, especially in the northern region.
Residents of Cranberry Portage in the rural municipality of Kelsey were told to head toward Winnipeg, where thousands of evacuees are already being housed
De plus en plus de personnes dans le nord du Manitoba ont reçu l’ordre de quitter leur domicile samedi, car les incendies de forêt continuaient de menacer les communautés et de dégager une épaisse fumée.
Cranberry Portage has been put under a mandatory evacuation order due to wildfire-damaged hydro lines that are expected to keep the community dark for multiple days. The rural municipality of […]
Des milliers de personnes ont dû fuir cette petite municipalité du nord-ouest de la province.
Temperatures are expected to range from the low to high 20s, before cooling off
Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and healthcare professionals. So far, the wildfires have displaced over 17,000.
FLIN FLON - There's no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that's raging nearby.
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