Manitoba declares state of emergency amid wildfire crisis
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 11:21 am
Manitoba officials have been forced to declare a state of emergency in a provincial park as wildfires rage, a crisis compounded by the grim discovery of two bodies. The escalating blaze has prompted swift evacuations and stirred serious concerns over emergency preparedness and public safety.
Les corps de deux personnes ont été découverts mercredi dans le parc provincial du Whiteshell.
Le premier ministre du Manitoba, Wab Kinew, a annoncé que la province déclarait l’état d’urgence dans le parc provincial du Whiteshell, dans le sud-est de la province, en raison d’incendies de forêt, un jour après la découverte des corps de deux personnes.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew declared a state of emergency Thursday to aid the evacuation of a provincial park due to wildfires, one day after the bodies of two people were discovered. He did not provide more details about the man and woman who died in the fire in the Rural Municipality of Lac du…
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