Marcel Colomb First Nation chief adminstration officer Don McCallum says about 50 out of 300 people have been evacuated to the nearby Town of Lynn Lake. He hopes they'll return Wednesday morning as the fire now appears to be under control and moving away from the First Nation.
The smoke billowing from a rapidly growing wildfire in northeastern Manitoba has forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 vulnerable residents from Wasagamack First Nation, Red Sucker Anisininew Nation and God's Lake First Nation.More than 1,000 residents from four communities in Northern Manitoba have been evacuated due to wildfires and smoke so far this summer.
With air quality worsening, health concerns of vulnerable residents have led to the evacuation of approximately 200 people from Red Sucker Anisininew Nation, while at least 800 people have evacuated out of Wasagamack First Nation, Simmons said. "We saw extreme fire behaviour over the weekend," he said. "Our water bombers and helicopters are challenged to get into that area because of all the smoke."The province is battling around 50 wildfires that are burning out of control, the majority of them in northern Manitoba, picking up the province's fire activity from low to moderate.
The wildfire near Marcel Colomb First Nation is still out of control, sitting four kilometres away from the community over just under 1,000 hectares. Crews are digging up the soil to put the blaze out. Alan Isaac Linklater is staying at a Winnipeg hotel after being evacuated with hundreds others from Marcel Colomb First Nation last week over the risk of a raging wildfire that by Monday had grown closer to 1,000 hectares. "This is practically Marcel Colomb First Nation building right here, because we all live here now," Jonas Linklater, another evacuee, said.
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