Rain should help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated
Rain in the forecast and the arrival of more foreign reinforcements are raising hopes that Quebec’s more than 7,000 fire evacuees will be able to return home in the coming days, the province’s public security minister said Tuesday.
He said there were slightly more than 7,200 evacuees as of Tuesday morning, down from more than 13,500 late last week – the number varies from hour to hour. He urged the town’s 2,000 or so residents to be patient, adding that he hoped all evacuation orders would be lifted this week.
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