The fires in Canada

 

People waiting to be evacuated from Yellowknife I / AP  

 

The fires in Canada  

Facebook's news freeze hampers evacuation 

 

Communication problems and a Facebook block are hampering rescue efforts in fire-ravaged Yellowknife in Canada, reports CBC News.  

 

Canada's ongoing battle with social media company Meta has resulted in a ban on showing Canadian news media on Facebook. This has resulted in residents of Yellowknife having difficulty getting important information. 

 

- I get most of my news from Facebook, so there is something missing in this situation, says Delaney Poitras, who lives in the nearby area of Fort Smith, to the Canadian news channel.  

 

Canada has this year been hit by the worst wildfires in the country's history, and last yesterday Canadian authorities said that all 20,000 residents of Yellowknife must be evacuated by Friday night after the city was surrounded by four wildfires. Makrigialos on the island of Crete in Greece. He has been part of an exciting journey - and is looking forward to taking the next step in his career at the company. 

  

 

 

 

People in Yellowknife line up to sign up for an evacuation flight away from the fire-ravaged city. I / AP  

The fires in Canada 

Fleeing residents are turned away from crowded flights  

 

Angry Yellowknife residents have been turned away from packed evacuation flights as a wildfire sweeps the northern Canadian city, BBC News reports.  

 

People who waited in hour-long lines to board flights on Thursday were told to try again on Friday or Saturday. The country's two major airlines also face criticism over sky-high flight prices.  

 

As of Thursday, the fire had spread 15 kilometers northwest of Yellowknife. It may reach the outskirts of the city on Saturday, authorities report. It is one of nearly 240 wildfires raging through Canada's Northwest Territories. 

 

Yellowknife's 20,000 residents have been ordered to leave the city by noon on Friday.