Evacuations of Over 17,000, Manitoba Declares Emergency | Firstpost America | N18G Canada is facing a severe wildfire crisis, with Manitoba declaring a state of emergency and ordering the evacuation of over 17,

Roughly 17,000 residents in the Canadian province of Manitoba have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires, officials said Saturday.

Massive wildfires burning out of control in western and central Canada are forcing thousands to flee. The blazes are also sending hazardous smoke toward major cities in the United States.

More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S. Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba,

Authorities in Manitoba, which shares a border with the U.S., issued a state of emergency. Winds will likely blow wildfire smoke into Midwestern states.

The fires are burning out of control in parts of Canada, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes amid the blazes.

The Canadian province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency over a series of wildfires, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed to send in the military to help.

A massive fire is closing in on Flin Flon, a community in Manitoba, as air quality advisories reach as far as the US state of Illinois.

Ferocious wildfires in western Canada have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Manitoba. Some 17,000 Canadians were evacuated before the blaze spread to neighbouring Saskatchewan. Scott Moe,

Meanwhile, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew on Wednesday declared a state of emergency as wildfires forced more than 17,000 people to evacuate. That included the mining city of Flin Flon, where roughly 5,000 people live along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border.

Dozens of fires are burning in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, causing evacuations and states of emergency as smoke is being blown into the Midwest, causing air quality alerts.