The tiny Yukon village of Mayo and the surrounding area is on evacuation alert due to wildfire activity.
A wildfire is shown from a highway in the Yukon in this handout image provided by Wildland Fire Management/Government of Yukon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Wildland Fire Management/Government of Yukon *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Mayo's Emergency Measures Organization issued the alert Saturday night due to the potential effects of the area's Roaring Creek wildfire.The emergency measures organization says an alert is not an order to evacuate, but residents are asked to prepare for the possibility of evacuation. The Roaring Creek wildfire is currently listed as out of control and is located about 15 kilometres north of Mayo.
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