Scattered showers moved across parts of Nova Scotia this morning, providing some relief to a province.
And later Friday, buses were to start bringing displaced residents to see what is left of their homes in the evacuation zone near Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains.
In the southwestern corner of the province, a much larger wildfire continued to burn out of control in Shelburne County, where 6,700 people have been evacuated from their homes — about half of the municipality’s population.Article content On Thursday, a small fleet of water bombers took aim at the big fire amid soaring temperatures and extremely dry conditions.
Meanwhile, the provincial government said six more aircraft would be flying in from the United States Friday and over the weekend. As well, an unspecified number of firefighters from the U.S. and Costa Rica are on their way.Article content
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