Newfoundland Wildfire Forces Emergency Evacuations and Community Action
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 10:21 pm
A fast-moving forest fire in Newfoundland has forced local officials to declare a state of emergency while ordering mandatory evacuations as homes fall prey to the flames. Emergency crews are battling the blaze under high pressure—proving that sometimes even nature insists on a dramatic exit strategy.
Une communauté de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador a déclaré l’état d’urgence et ordonné l’évacuation de certains résidants en raison d’un incendie de forêt qui a déjà détruit quelques maisons.
Main route between two communities IN Newfoundland is closed and impassable, and people are being urged to avoid the area
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