Manitoba declares emergency amid raging wildfires
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 6:20 pm
Manitoba officials have declared a state of emergency as wildfires rage across the province, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. The government has mobilized significant resources, including military aid, in what is being described as one of the most massive wildfire evacuation efforts in recent memory.
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Evacuation orders include all 5,000 residents of the city of…
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north.
The province has opened a reception centre in the city for wildfire evacuees, who are in need of a place to stay.
Wab Kinew says the fires have forced 17,000 people to flee in what he calls the largest such exodus in living memory in Manitoba
Selon Wab Kinew, les incendies ont forcé 17 000 personnes à fuir dans plusieurs communautés.
Le premier ministre du Manitoba, Wab Kinew, a décrété mercredi l’état d’urgence dans toute la province, confrontée à une série d’incendies de forêt dévastateurs.
'This is the largest evacuation in many Manitobans’ living memory and this will require significant resources and co-operation from all levels of government': Premier Wab Kinew
Premier Wab Kinew says the fires have forced 17,000 people across several communities to flee.
Thousands flee their homes as significant mass of territory burns across the province
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