A Canadian Red Cross official in Manitoba estimates close to 2,000 people have been evacuated from a First Nation threatened by a wildfire over the last several days using planes, helicopters and trains.
Jason Small says fewer than 30 people remained at the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation in northwestern Manitoba on Sunday, most of whom were community leaders and emergency support workers.
Many others, though, got out on Keewatin Railway Company trains organized by the community and the railway, which is owned by three partner First Nations that bought it nearly 20 years ago. The Manitoba government said Sunday the fire is approximately 23,000 hectares in size and is burning less than a kilometre from Pukatawagan, a community on the First Nation.The Keewatin Railway is a 300-kilometre-long subdivision running between Sherritt Junction and Lynn Lake, Man. According to its website, it operates two round trips caring freight and passengers between Pukatawagan and The Pas, Man., each week.
"Additional fire fighting resources have been put in place in the community to support the local fire department and respond to any new starts or flying embers," the government email said.
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