Canadian Red Cross says it is helping individuals with health concerns from Red Sucker Lake First Nation as wildfires force evacuation
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A growing number of wildfires and increasing smoke are forcing the evacuation of another Indigenous community in Manitoba.
The Canadian Red Cross says it is helping individuals with health concerns from Red Sucker Lake First Nation, about 700 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. About 300 people are expected to start flying out of the community today and will be staying in hotels in Winnipeg and Brandon.It’s the fifth Manitoba First Nation whose members have been forced to leave their homes this week.
Most people from the Little Grand Rapids, Bloodvein and Berens River First Nations have left, while Pauingassi First Nation completed its evacuation on Monday.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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