Nunavik village declares emergency over fire and water crisis
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 3:20 pm
In a dramatic turn in northern Quebec, a remote Nunavik village declared a state of emergency after a fire ravaged two homes in a community already crippled by a chronic water shortage. Residents now face dual crises with dwindling water supplies and the aftermath of the blaze inspiring swift, if fraught, local responses.
Les pénuries d’eau persistantes à Puvirnituq ont incité le gouvernement du Québec à évacuer des patients cette semaine.
Residents of Puvirnituq, an Inuit village, have been without consistent water deliveries for about two months after a water main froze in mid-March
Un village du Grand Nord québécois a déclaré l’état d’urgence après qu’un incendie a ravagé deux maisons de la communauté, qui était déjà aux prises avec une pénurie d’eau depuis des mois.
MONTREAL - A village in Quebec's Far North has declared a state of emergency after a fire ravaged two homes in the community, which is already struggling with a months-long water shortage.
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